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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrea EAA BIPLANE · Franklin, IN · July 19, 1983

Date
July 19, 1983 · 18:20 local
Place
Franklin, IN
Airport
City
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N81964
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI83LA325
Reported as
Amtrea EAABIPLANE*
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
168 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on takeoff climb due to fuel exhaustion. Had fuel in auxiliary tanks but fuel selector on a empty main.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. HAD FUEL IN AUXILIARY TANKS BUT FUEL SELECTOR ON A EMPTY MAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.