# Accident 19910411010089A: Amtr GLASAIR, Green Bay, WI, April 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1991, 10:27 local time
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Airport: Austin Straubel Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5391° N, 88.0494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5391&lon=-88.0494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1490, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1490-2002-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brault Robert G MD GLASAIR SH2F (registry code 056557Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/brault-robert-g-md-glasair-sh2f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 549 total, 350 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910411010089A

## Narrative

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

UNPORTED FUEL DURING ACROBATIC FLIGHT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK WIRES ON FORCED LANDING. LOW FUEL STATE CAUSED UNPORTING.

## 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 CHI91DEP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP04), Apr 11, 1991: Brault Glasair SH2F (N1490), Green Bay, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNPORTING OF THE FUEL PICK UP LINE IN FUEL TANK DURING ABRUPT OR NEGATIVE 'G'…

## Other reports on N1490 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010516011789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010516011789A), May 16, 2001: N1490, Green Bay, WI, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23)On may 16, 2001, at 1100 CST a glasair SH2F, N1490, impacted the ground after initiating a tight left turn during final approach to Green Bay, WI. The…

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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