# Accident 19970202001029A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, York, PA, February 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1997
- Place: York, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.0004° N, 76.8394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0004&lon=-76.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42BN-2004-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Berry Timothy Lee VANS RV-4 (registry code 05630BR, https://openairdocs.org/model/berry-timothy-lee-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970202001029A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TO LAND, LEFT WINGTIP HIT THE RUNWAY, FORCING PLANE TO GROUND, ATTEMPTED GO AROUN, PLANE PULLED IN FRONT.

## 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 NYC97LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA050), Feb 2, 1997: Berry Vans RV-4 (N42BN), York, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delay in initiating a go-around, and his failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and contact with the terrain.

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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