# Accident 19961009031389A: Amtrmm RV3, Rosharon, TX, October 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1996, 18:45 local time
- Place: Rosharon, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3698° N, 95.4500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3698&lon=-95.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3920P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3920P-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dickson Donald G RV-3A (registry code 05608T6, https://openairdocs.org/model/dickson-donald-g-rv-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMM RV3
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 612 total, 137 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961009031389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER AFTER REDUCEING POWER IN CRUISE. HIT POWERLINE LANDING. BURNED. HAD FAILED APPLY CARB HEAT. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1000' AGL ON A FAR 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AND HIT A POWER LINE WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DEMOLISHED FROM THE POST CRASH FIRE. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INVESTIGATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA013), Oct 9, 1996: Dickson RV-3A (N3920P), Rosharon, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow procedures and directives in that he did not use carburetor heat and he did not periodically clear the engine during an extended glide. Factors were the carburetor icing…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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