# Accident 19901102050249A: Amtr RANSS9, Wichita Falls, TX, November 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1990, 15:42 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Wichita Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9502° N, 98.6805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9502&lon=-98.6805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89KJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89KJ-1993-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jarosz Kenneth E RANS S-9 (registry code 05616SW, https://openairdocs.org/model/jarosz-kenneth-e-rans-s-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS9
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,422 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DPD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901102050249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED HARD IN A OPEN FIELD. FUEL FILTER CLOGGED BY FIBERGLASS SHAVINGS.

## 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 FTW91DPD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPD01), Nov 2, 1990: Rans S-9 (N89KJ), Iowa Park, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AS THE RESULT OF A BLOCKED FUEL FILTER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.

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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