# Accident 19830719034759A: Amtrea EAABIPLANE*, Franklin, IN, July 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1983, 18:20 local time
- Place: Franklin, IN
- Airport: City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4120° N, 86.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4120&lon=-86.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81964, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81964-1999-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hutson EAA BIPLANE (registry code 3360315, https://openairdocs.org/model/hutson-eaa-biplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANE*
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830719034759A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI83LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA325), Jul 19, 1983: E.R. Hutson EAA Biplane (N81964), Franklin, IN, 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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