# Accident 19920104000079A: Amtrdv DAVISDA2A, Holly Springs, GA, January 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1992, 13:15 local time
- Place: Holly Springs, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7691° N, 89.4403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7691&lon=-89.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3093, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3093-1994-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith-Davis DA-2A (registry code 83501J1, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-davis-da-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDV DAVISDA2A
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920104000079A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING AREA AT TREE TOP LEVEL.ENGINE QUIT, STALLED INTO TREES. FUEL TANK EMPTY,HAD DEVIATED DUE WEATHER EN ROUTE

## 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 MIA92LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA054), Jan 4, 1992: Smith/Davis DA-2A (N3093), Holly Springs, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER MANAGEMENT OF FUEL. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCING FUEL EXHAUSTION, FORCED LANDING, AND IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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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