# Incident 20240712010219I: Sorrell Jerry L VANS RV4, Littleton, CO, July 12, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2024, 12:15 local time
- Place: Littleton, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5904° N, 105.0201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littleton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5904&lon=-105.0201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130GY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N130GY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sorrell Jerry L VANS RV4 (registry code 05607AB, https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrell-jerry-l-vans-rv4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SORRELL JERRY L VANS RV4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,650 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240712010219I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 12, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 MDT, A VANS RV-4, LANDED IN A FIELD IN ROXBOROUGH STATE PARK DUE TO REPORTED ENGINE ISSUES. AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

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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