# Accident 19910518016369A: Amtrlb AEROBAT, Odessa, TX, May 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1991, 15:19 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Airport: Odessa Schlemeyer Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8000° N, 102.4710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8000&lon=-102.4710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117BT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRLB AEROBAT
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910518016369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON BASE FOR LANDING. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. CRACKED ALUMINIUM FUEL LINE IN FUEL TANK.

## 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 FTW91LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA083), May 18, 1991: Australite Aerobat FPP1 (N117BT), Odessa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION AS A RESULT OF A CRACKED FUEL LINE INSIDE THE FUEL CELL. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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