# Accident 19790603012939A: Amtrsm MINIPLANE/, Boxboro, MA, June 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1979, 16:10 local time
- Place: Boxboro, MA
- Airport: Minuteman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4918° N, 71.5273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boxboro, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4918&lon=-71.5273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13G-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith MINIPLANE (registry code 835013M, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM MINIPLANE/
- Reported engine: AMTRLC O290G4LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,324 total, 29 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790603012939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON FINAL APPROACH DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. PLUG MISSING FROM FUEL PUMP.

## 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 NYC79FNA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA16), Jun 3, 1979: Miniplane DSA-1 (N13G), Boxboro, MA, substantial damage

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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