# Accident 20040801021449A: Amtr RV4, Collinsville, TX, August 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2004, 16:15 local time
- Place: Collinsville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5556° N, 96.9228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5556&lon=-96.9228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7XD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7XD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Drzymala Peter S RV-4 (registry code 05608JV, https://openairdocs.org/model/drzymala-peter-s-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 O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 655 total, 257 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040801021449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 1, 2004, N7XD, A DRZYMALA PETER S, MODEL RV-4, SERIAL NUMBER 2026PD, OWNED AND OPERATED BY WILLIAM E. NOEL, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE FRONT LAWN OF A RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 258 JORDAN CREEK ROAD, COLLINSVILLE, TEXAS 76233. WITNESSES STATED THAT THERE WAS NO NOISE COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE (QUIET). THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW AS IT PASSED BY THE EYEWITNESS WHO STATED ITS ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THEN BANK TO THE LEFT IN ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, AND NOSE DOWN ABOUT 45 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND AT ALMOST A LEVEL ATTITUDE. LAST CONDITION INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON 6-1-2003. ELT WAS OPERATIVE AND TURNED OFF BY INVESTIGATOR AT THE SCENE.

## 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 FTW04LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA199), Aug 1, 2004: Drzymala RV-4 (N7XD), Collinsville, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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