# Accident 20100529005379A: Covell Kevi VANS RV-4, Collinsville, OK, May 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2010, 09:02 local time
- Place: Collinsville, OK
- Airport: Airman Acres
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9803° N, 95.8100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9803&lon=-95.8100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74RV-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Covell Kevin Scott VANS RV-4 (registry code 05602F3, https://openairdocs.org/model/covell-kevin-scott-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: COVELL KEVI VANS RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100529005379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM GRASS STRIP WITNESS STATED ENGINE QUIT AND ALSO STATED AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LEFT TURN ABOUT 150FT AGL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND EAST OF AIRSTRIP APPROX 250 YRD IN AN OPEN FIELD. AIRCRAFT COCKPIT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTOYED

## 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 CEN10LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA276), May 29, 2010: Covell Kevin Scott Vans RV-4 (N74RV), Collinsville, OK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power shortly after takeoff for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to make a 180-degree turn at low level.

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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