# Incident 19910728037869I: Amtrnc 235LANCAIR, Charleston, WV, July 28, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1991, 15:40 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3731° N, 81.5932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Yeager Airport (CRW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3731&lon=-81.5932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7156W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7156W-2005-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shippey John J LANCAIR 235 (registry code 056162N, https://openairdocs.org/model/shippey-john-j-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRNC 235LANCAIR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 95 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728037869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO TRANSFER FUEL. ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION ON APPROACH. MADE SAFE LANDING.

## Other reports on N7156W (1)

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

- [Accident 20030730016409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030730016409A), Jul 30, 2003: Amtr LANCAIR235 (N7156W), Fort Payne, AL, Destroyed. (-23) The carburetor was removed and reinstalled by the owner/pilot who built the airplane. The owner/pilot holds an FAA A&P certificate. Twenty minutes into…

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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