# Incident 20000412019689I: Amtr RV4, Meadville, MS, April 12, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Meadville, MS
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4712° N, 90.8922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meadville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4712&lon=-90.8922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7LC-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crosswell Lewis C RV-4 (registry code 05608CU, https://openairdocs.org/model/crosswell-lewis-c-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: AMTR RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000412019689I

## Narrative

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

(-23)TURNED TO AVOID WEATHER TURNED TO LEFT LOST RADIO CONTACT WITH TRAIL SHIP, MADE SEVERAL CALLS WITH NO RESPONSE. SAW CLEAR ROADWAY HWY 84 APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N7LC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060923018979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060923018979A), Sep 23, 2006: Amtr RV4 (N7LC), Springtown, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed 61TE to the south and lost power shortly after takeoff. The pilot made a 180 degree turn and attempted to land to the north at 61TE. The…
- [Incident 20030426009709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030426009709I), Apr 26, 2003: Amtr RV4 (N7LC), Godley, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On final approach to runway 18 at ben Franklin airport (59TX) aircraft struck a power line with the landing gear, which resulted in the collapse of right…

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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