# NTSB SEA81FA026: Muir RV-3, N84763, Renton, WA, March 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1981
- Place: Renton, WA · RENTON, WA
- Location: 47.4795° N, 122.1949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4795&lon=-122.1949&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0300  81/3/28  NR.RENTON,WA          MUIR RV-3           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N84763              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR GROVE AIRPA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RENTON,WA                   RENTON,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84763](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84763-2013-06-05), registration cancelled 2013-06-05, S/N 590204, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUIR RV-3
- Registry model: [Muir Don A RV-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/muir-don-a-rv-3) (registry code 05608H3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cedar Grove Airpa

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810328012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328012889A), Mar 28, 1981: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Renton, WA, Destroyed. Made a turn on climbout at a slow airspeed. Stalled, entered a spin until ground impact.

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.

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