# Accident 19970801020509A: Amtr RV4, Sparta, WI, August 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1997, 13:20 local time
- Place: Sparta, WI
- Airport: Sparta/Fort Mccoy Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9587° N, 90.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPARTA/FORT MC COY (CMY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9587&lon=-90.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N654Y-2000-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Young Michael E RV-4 (registry code 056081Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/young-michael-e-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970801020509A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, CRASHED. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI97LA246

## 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 CHI97LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA246), Aug 1, 1997: Young RV-4 (N654Y), Sparta, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an improper flare and hard landing. The gusty wind was a related factor.

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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