# Accident 20150323003989A: Picard Roy J RV-4, Marathon, TX, March 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2015, 08:15 local time
- Place: Marathon, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2075° N, 103.2433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2075&lon=-103.2433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N945RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N945RV-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Picard Roy J RV-4 (registry code 05623HG, https://openairdocs.org/model/picard-roy-j-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: PICARD ROY J RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150323003989A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR MARATHON, TEXAS, N945RV LOST ENGINE POWER  DURING CLIMB OUT AND  THE ENGINE QUIT, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING.   DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL BERM AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT  WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN15LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA179), Mar 23, 2015: Picard Roy J RV 4 (N945RV), Marathon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded…

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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