# Accident 19850607023659A: Airpts A9, Riverton, WY, June 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1985, 07:00 local time
- Place: Riverton, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.0290° N, 108.4091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0290&lon=-108.4091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8280H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8280H-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-9 (registry code 1850120, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850607023659A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR ON TANK WITH LOW FUEL. DURING TURN AROUND AFTER SWATH RUN, ENGINE LOST POWER.  TOO LOW FOR RESTART.

## 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 DEN85LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA154), Jun 7, 1985: Callair A-9 (N8280H), Riverton, WY, 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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