# Incident 20200323004109I: Harris David M VANS RV-7A, Barstow, CA, March 23, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2020, 16:45 local time
- Place: Barstow, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8986° N, 117.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barstow, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8986&lon=-117.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47HM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47HM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harris David M VANS RV-7A (registry code 05638M0, https://openairdocs.org/model/harris-david-m-vans-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior XP-IO-360 series (registry code 59240, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-xp-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARRIS DAVID M VANS RV-7A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200323004109I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 24, 2020 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N47HM WAS FORCED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE MOHAVE RIVER APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH OF THE BARSTOW CA AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE FIRST TEN HOURS OF THE MANDATORY TEST FLIGHT PHASE AFTER COMPLETION AND THE PILOT WAS DOING MANAUVERS TO INCLUDE A STALL SERIES TO TEST THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE PILOT FOUND A SUITABLE LANDING SPOT ON THE MOJAVE RIVER BED AND LANDED WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED ALONG WITH THE RIVERSIDE FSDO AND NTSB. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMLED AND REMOVED FROM THE RIVERBED ON THE SAME DAY. AT THIS TIME, THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.