# Accident 20020515013389A: Amtr RV4, Jonesboro, AR, May 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2002, 17:38 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8319° N, 90.6461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8319&lon=-90.6461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N437BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N437BN-2002-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nolan William E RV-4 (registry code 05608PN, https://openairdocs.org/model/nolan-william-e-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020515013389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 15, 2002 AT 1738 CDT, AN RV-4 EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N437BN, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND FOLLOWING AN ENGINE STOPPAGE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH AND TURNED TO THE NORTH. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A DOWNWIND LEG FOR THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED NORTHBOUND, THEN TURNED NORTHEAST SHORTLY BEFORE IMPACT INTO A FALLOW RICE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT, OWNED, OPERATED, AND FLOWN BY A PRIVATE PILOT, DEPARTED ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT TO DEMONSTRATE THE AIRPLANE TO A STUDENT PILOT. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THE PILOT OCCUPYING THE FRONT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER OCCUPYING THE REAR SEAT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES OR COLATERAL DAMAGE. A SUBSTANTIAL FIRE ERUPTED DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, CONSUMING THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE PILOT SEAT FORWARD. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE RIGHT TANK AND NO USABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE RIGHT TANK'S INTEGRITY WAS NOT BREACHED.

## 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 FTW02LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA151), May 15, 2002: Nolan RV-4 (N437BN), Jonesboro, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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