ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381315
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| Date: | Thursday 28 July 1983 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Vangrunsven RV-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N17RV |
| MSN: | 173 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1030 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Twin Falls, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hillsboro, OR (H10) |
| Twin Falls, ID (KTWF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HOME BUILT PLANE WAS ONE OF A FLT OF FOUR ACFT THAT WERE BEING FLOWN ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLT. WHILE EN ROUTE FROM HILLSBORO, OR TO TWIN FALLS, ID, THE PILOTS HAD TO DIVERT AROUND WEATHER. AS THEY WERE APPROACHING TWIN FALLS, N17RV LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE ARPT, SO HE LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD WHERE THE ACFT NOSED OVER. REPORTEDLY, A STRIP OF WHEAT, 20 FT WIDE BY 150 FT LONG, WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NEVER KNOWN THE ACFT TO USE MORE THAN 7.5 GAL/HR, BUT ON THIS FLT IT HAD BURNED 8.2 GAL/HR. HE NOTED THAT AFTER A RECENT TOP OVERHAUL, THE ACFT HAD ADDITIONAL POWER & AIRSPEED. THE ACFT HAD ACCUMULATED 9 HRS SINCE THE OVERHAUL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA83LA159
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 02:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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