# Accident 20080203011059A: Amtr RV4, Elkin, NC, February 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2008, 21:17 local time
- Place: Elkin, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2811° N, 80.7803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2811&lon=-80.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N580RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N580RG-2009-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaylor J E/Strahlmann R L RV-4 (registry code 05623SM, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaylor-j-e-strahlmann-r-l-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080203011059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT ATTEMPTED AN AILERON ROLL, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK EMBANKMENT. AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED AND CAUGHT FIRE CONTINUING DOWN EMBANKMENT AND CONTACTING GROUND A SECOND TIME. AIRCRAFT EXPLODED UPON IMPACT WITH GROUND. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED IN POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 MIA08FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA052), Feb 3, 2008: Kaylor J E/Strahlmann R L RV-4 (N580RG), Elkin, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt an aerobatic maneuver in close proximity to the ground.

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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