# Accident 20130630011609A: Vink Robert D YOUNGSTER, Grand Haven, MI, June 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2013, 13:24 local time
- Place: Grand Haven, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0342° N, 86.1981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0342&lon=-86.1981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N258RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N258RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vink Robert D YOUNGSTER (registry code 05630MO, https://openairdocs.org/model/vink-robert-d-youngster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VINK ROBERT D YOUNGSTER
- Reported engine: GREAT PLAINS VW 1915 CC DIRECT DRIVE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130630011609A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 30, 2013, AT 1324 EDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL YOUNGSTER Y-20 AIRPLANE, N258RV, REGISTERED TO ROBERT VINK AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT DURING THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO DITCH THE AIRPLANE IN A LAKE, DUE TO LOSS OF POWER ON CLIMBOUT.  DAY VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED GRAND HAVEN REGIONAL AIRPORT (3GM).  AFTER STRIKING TREES THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE LOCATED IN GRAND HAVEN, MI.  THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN.

## 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 CEN13LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA383), Jun 30, 2013: Vink Robert D Youngster (N258RV), Grand Haven, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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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