44.6638° N, 103.8591° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Fourche, SD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 19, 1991 · 18:10 local
Place
Belle Fourche, SD
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N747HG
Reported as
Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total73 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot did not move fuel tank selector to other tank. Landed in open field.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT DID NOT MOVE FUEL TANK SELECTOR TO OTHER TANK. LANDED IN OPEN FIELD.