# Accident 20080525842629A: Amtr RV4, Tolani Lake, AZ, May 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2008
- Place: Tolani Lake, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4178° N, 110.7525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4178&lon=-110.7525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6290F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6290F-2010-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nolan Thomas W NOLAN RV-4 (registry code 05603BM, https://openairdocs.org/model/nolan-thomas-w-nolan-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 SEA08LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080525842629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 5/25/2008, 1550 MST, RECEIVED A CALL FROM AWP ROC CONCERNING A MISSING RV-4, N6290F, THAT REPORTEDLY DEPARTED PAYSON, AZ AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 MST FOR BLANDING, UT.  IT WAS LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1352 MST ON 5/25/2008, AT N 35 24.465 - 110 45.983 W, APPROXIMATELY 49 MILES NE OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ, ON THE NAVAJO INDIAN RESERVATION.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.  PERSONNEL FROM THE COCOMINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND FLAGSTAFF CITY CORONER ASSISTED THE NAVAJO POLICE IN LOCATING THE CRASH SITE, DOCUMENTING THE SCENE AND REMOVING THE BODY.  TIME OF ACCIDENT (BLOCK 9) IN UNKNOWN.  PILOT'S CERTIFICATE HAD BEEN SURRENDERED PURSUANT TO ORDER OF REVOCATION, AND FWD TO AFS-760 FOR CANCELLATION PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA08LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA137), May 25, 2008: Nolan RV-4 (N6290F), Tolani Lake, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with terrain 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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