# Accident 19990708018089A: Amtr RV4, Creswell, OR, July 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: Creswell, OR
- Airport: Hobby Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8990° N, 123.0202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8990&lon=-123.0202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9233A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990708018089A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JULY 8, 1999, AT 1615 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT RV4, N9233A, REGISTERED TO AND OPERTED BY THE SECOND PILOT AS A 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HOBBY FIELD, CRESWELL, OREGON, AFTER THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE WAS SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT WITH THE PRIVATE PILOT IN THE FRONT SEAT.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS PRRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS.  DURING THE TAKEOFF FROM THE FOURTH LANDING, THE PRIVATE PILOT MISTAKENLY PARTIALLY PULLED OFF THE MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF THE THROTTLE.  THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND A FORCED LANDING WAS INITIATED TO AN OPEN FIELD LOCATED ABOUT 2,000 YARDS NORTH OF THE AIRSTRIP.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THERE IS ONLY THROTTLE CONTROL IN THE REAR SEAT AND NO MIXTURE CONTROL.                                             (-23)THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE CRESWELL, ORGON A  IRPORT. ON THE FOURTH TOUCH AND GO, THE OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT MISTAKENLY PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL LEVER OUT DURING TAKE OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT IN THE BACK SEAT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE HAY FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.  THE INSTRUMENTS AND THE MIXTURE AND THROTTLE LEVERS WERE OBSTRUCTED FROM THE PILOT'S VIEW BY THE OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT SEAT.

## 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 SEA99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA111), Jul 8, 1999: Walentine RV4 (N9233A), Creswell, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A foreign material/substance was ingested into the carburetor which resulted in a power loss.

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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