# Accident 19910509014889A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Ionia, MI, May 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1991, 13:42 local time
- Place: Ionia, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9810° N, 85.0499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9810&lon=-85.0499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N188BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barbour D R/Gildersleeve J M RV 4 (registry code 056089Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/barbour-d-r-gildersleeve-j-m-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 236 total, 152 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910509014889A

## Narrative

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

RAN LEFT TANK DRY. FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULL RIGHT TANK. FAILED TO FLARE PROPERLY ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 CHI91DEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEM05), May 9, 1991: Gildersleeve RV-4 (N188BG), Ionia, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: REMEDIAL ACTION NOT PERFORMED BY THE PILOT AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE PROPER TANK.

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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