# Accident 20031211036489A: Amtr RV7A, Mcminnville, OR, December 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2003, 12:25 local time
- Place: Mcminnville, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2589° N, 123.3003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2589&lon=-123.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29CV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29CV-2006-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Upright Alan M RV-7A (registry code 05613VI, https://openairdocs.org/model/upright-alan-m-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV7A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031211036489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT, PART OF A FORMATION FLIGHT OF TWO, INADVERTENTLY ENTERED IMC. AIRCRAFT BROKE FORMATION AND INITIATED A TURN TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM WHERE THE FORMATION FLIGHT SEPARATED.

## 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 SEA04LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA026), Dec 11, 2003: Upright RV-7A (N29CV), McMinnville, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Cloudy weather, continued flight into adverse weather, inadequate preflight planning and mountainous terrain were factors.

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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