# Accident 20020315003499A: Amtr RV4, Jacumba, CA, March 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2002, 13:40 local time
- Place: Jacumba, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6158° N, 116.1647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6158&lon=-116.1647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491T-2002-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Trenti Mario Frank RV-4 (registry code 05608KW, https://openairdocs.org/model/trenti-mario-frank-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020315003499A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MARCH 15, 2002, ABOUT 1340 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A TRENTI RV-4, N491T, WAS DESTROYED DURING LANDING AT JACUMBA AIRPORT, JACUMBA, CALIFORNIA. THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT BUILDER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA, AT 1323. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25, AT THE UNCONTROLLED AIRSTRIP. THEY ALSO REPORTED A GUSTY WIND CONDITION EXISTED AT THE TIME. (-23) ON MARCH 15, 2002, ABOUT 1353 HOURS (PST), A RV-4 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LANDING AT JACUMBA AIRPORT (L78), JACUMBA, CA. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25 OF THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATED FROM GILLESPIE FIELD (SEE), EL CAJON, CA. THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTED A GUSTY WIND CONDITION EXISTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 LAX02LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA109), Mar 15, 2002: Trenti RV-4 (N491T), Jacumba, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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