# Accident 20170223006169A: Guarino Michael John VANS RV-8, Bangor, CA, February 23, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2017, 17:28 local time
- Place: Bangor, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3697° N, 121.4236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3697&lon=-121.4236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N470LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N470LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Guarino Michael John VANS RV-8 (registry code 056259S, https://openairdocs.org/model/guarino-michael-john-vans-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GUARINO MICHAEL JOHN VANS RV-8
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR SABARU ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170223006169A

## Narrative

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

BANGOR, CA: N470LM, VANS RV-8, STATED THEY HAD LOST ENGINE POWER AND WERE GOING TO DIVERT TO BAB. PILOT STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO BAB AND THEY WOULD LAND ON A ROAD OR FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD IN BANGOR, CA, 10 SE OROVILLE, CA. 2, INJURIES: 2 MINOR, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. 2/24 0128Z

## 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 WPR17LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA067), Feb 24, 2017: Guarino Vans (N470LM), Marysville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to the fragmentation of the electrical system.

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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