# Accident 20180104000019A: Barnes Steven D STEVE BARNES RV-4, Montrose, CO, January 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2018, 16:00 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5056° N, 107.7294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5056&lon=-107.7294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83SB-2018-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barnes Steven D STEVE BARNES RV-4 (registry code 05608KT, https://openairdocs.org/model/barnes-steven-d-steve-barnes-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: BARNES STEVEN D STEVE BARNES RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,868 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180104000019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN18LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA068), Jan 4, 2018: Barnes Steven D Steve Barnes RV 4 (N83SB), Montrose, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

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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