# Accident 20070416007899A: Amtr VANSRV7A, Gardner, IL, April 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2007, 17:50 local time
- Place: Gardner, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2989° N, 88.4997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2989&lon=-88.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N799WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N799WB-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Browns William J VANS RV7A (registry code 056207T, https://openairdocs.org/model/browns-william-j-vans-rv7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV7A
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070416007899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED KLOT TO THE SOUTHWEST. CLIMBED TO 5500 FEET, HEARD A NOISE AND ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER. ATTEMPTED TO DO AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY.

## 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 CHI07LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA106), Apr 16, 2007: Browns Vans RV-7A (N799WB), Gardner, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Engine failure during cruise flight for undetermined reasons. A factor was the rough/uneven terrain

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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