# Accident 20161020017939A: Northland Aviation LLC IVP, Lovelock, NV, October 20, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2016, 07:30 local time
- Place: Lovelock, NV
- Airport: Lovelock, Nevada
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0561° N, 118.5778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0561&lon=-118.5778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4YB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4YB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Northland IVP (registry code 05614RH, https://openairdocs.org/model/northland-ivp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada T74-CP-700 (registry code 52295, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-t74-cp-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTHLAND AVIATION LLC IVP
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,088 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161020017939A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CATISTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.  AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANCIALLY DAMAGED, PILOT SUFFERED MINOR BACK INJURY.

## 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 WPR17LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA012), Oct 20, 2016: Northland IVP (N4YB), Lovelock, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the intake valve in the No. 3 cylinder for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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