20180104000019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Barnes Steven D STEVE BARNES RV-4 · Montrose, CO · January 4, 2018

Date
January 4, 2018 · 16:00 local
Place
Montrose, CO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83SB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN18LA068
Reported as
Barnes Steven D Steve Barnes RV-4
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
8,868 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After reaching cruise altitude, pilot trimmed engine to smooth at which it began to lose power. All attempts to regain power failed. Pilot made an emergency landing in cow pasture and struck a water trough and metal fencing.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, PILOT TRIMMED ENGINE TO SMOOTH AT WHICH IT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. ALL ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN POWER FAILED. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN COW PASTURE AND STRUCK A WATER TROUGH AND METAL FENCING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.