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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Glasair · Mesa, AZ · April 5, 1991

Date
April 5, 1991 · 08:57 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N93RB
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA158
Reported as
Amtr Glasair
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO540L1B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total250 in this make and model40 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 struck tree and residential fence on forced landing. Main tanks empty. Fuel in hopper. Selector on mains

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT STRUCK TREE AND RESIDENTIAL FENCE ON FORCED LANDING. MAIN TANKS EMPTY. FUEL IN HOPPER.SELECTOR ON MAINS

NTSB investigation

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