# Accident 20071105826429A: Amtr RV7A, Mascot, VA, November 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2007, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mascot, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6244° N, 76.9061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6244&lon=-76.9061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723EP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N723EP-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ditter Eric RV7A (registry code 05624XN, https://openairdocs.org/model/ditter-eric-rv7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV7A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 45 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071105826429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM ST. MARIES COUNTY AIRPORT (2W6) TO WESTPOINT (W97). AT 2,500 FT., ENGINE QUIT. PILOT CALLED MAYDAY ON 121.5. AIRCRAFT LANDED UPRIGHT IN A BEAN FIELD JUST SHORT OF THE WESTPOINT AIRPORT.

## 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 NYC08LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA027), Nov 5, 2007: Vans RV-7A (N723EP), West Point, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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