# Accident 20170803015749A: Michaelian Marshall S IV-P, Rio Linda, CA, August 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2017, 15:05 local time
- Place: Rio Linda, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7039° N, 121.4017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7039&lon=-121.4017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MICHAELIAN MARSHALL S IV-P
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR WALTERS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170803015749A

## Narrative

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

N420M A LANCAIR IV-P EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT (TURBINE POWERED).    CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES INTO A RESIDENTIAL BACKYARD.  POWER LINES WERE ALSO IMPACTED. NO POST FIRE, NO INJURIES ON THE GROUND, THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOUL ON BOARD SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 WPR17FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA179), Aug 3, 2017: Michaelian Lancair IV-TP (N420M), Rio Linda, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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