# Accident 20180926009519A: Mcmains Michael A RV-4, Austin, AR, September 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2018, 14:30 local time
- Place: Austin, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0400° N, 92.0194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0400&lon=-92.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N534MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N534MM-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcmains Michael A RV-4 (registry code 0560374, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcmains-michael-a-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCMAINS MICHAEL A RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180926009519A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 CST, A MCMAINS MICHAEL A RV-4 REGISTRATION N534MM HOLDING AN EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING AMATEUR BUILT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, DEPARTED NORTH LITTLE ROCK (ORK).

WHILE FLYING CLOSE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AUSTIN AR 72007. AT APPROXIMATELY 1440, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING A POST ACCIDENT FIRE. PILOT ONLY PERSON ON BOARD, 1 FATALITY. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN18FA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA389), Sep 26, 2018: Vans RV 4 (N534MM), Austin, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an accelerated stall.

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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