# Accident 20041031028859A: Amtr RV4, Eagle, CO, October 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2004, 15:50 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6564° N, 107.1547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6564&lon=-107.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25HM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25HM-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Homer RV4 (registry code 0560420, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-homer-rv4) (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*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041031028859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, HE WAS VFR ON TOP WHEN HE BEGAN TO HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH DENVER CENTER AND DESCENDED INTO THE CLOUDS. HE ESTIMATED HE BROKE OUT AT 1500 TO 2000 FEET AGL WITH A VISIBILITY OF 1 MILE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES, INVERTED AND BURNED. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT STATED THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS ON BUT HE WAS NOT CONVINCED IT WORKED PROPERLY.

## 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 DEN05LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA017), Oct 31, 2004: Miller Vans RV4 (N25HM), Dotsero, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making and the loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors include the weather conditions conducive for carburetor icing and…

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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