# Accident 20070624014489A: Amtr VANSRV4, Wallkill, NY, June 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2007, 18:37 local time
- Place: Wallkill, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4989° N, 74.3456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4989&lon=-74.3456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14VS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14VS-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Syracuse Victor VANS RV-4 (registry code 05608W1, https://openairdocs.org/model/syracuse-victor-vans-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 VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070624014489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT (KMGJ), ITS HOME BASE, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 EDT ON JUNE 24, 2007. AIRPORT RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOOK 20.2 GALLONS OF FUEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. WITNESSES STATED THAT, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 EDT, THEY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT PREFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED AND COMPLETED ONE LOOP JUST ABOVE TREE TOP LEVEL AND ENTERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SECOND LOOP. AT THE APEX OF THE SECOND LOOP, ESTIMATED BY WITNESSES TO BE APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET ABOVE THE TREES, 350 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO ENTER A STALL AND THEN, OUT OF CONTROL, DESCENDED VERTICALLY AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE WEST SIDE OF PUFFTOWN ROAD, WALLKILL, NY. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. BOTH OCCUPANTS, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER, WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE CRASH. EVIDENCE OBSERVED AT THE SCENE WAS CONSISTENT WITH A HIGH SPEED VERTICAL IMPACT. THE MAJORITY OF THE WRECKAGE WAS IN A VERTICAL POSITION WITH THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER BURIED APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE FEET IN THE HARD PACKED EARTH. THE PILOT'S LOG BOOK WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. PILOT'S TOTAL HOURS CURRENT AS OF LAST MEDICAL ON 11/22/2005.

## 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 NYC07LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA148), Jun 24, 2007: Syracuse Vans RV-4 (N14VS), Wallkill, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt low altitude aerobatics, and his failure to maintain airspeed during the aerobatics, which resulted in an inadvertent stall while maneuvering.

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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