# Accident 19920313007459A: Amtr GLASAIR, Timmonsville, SC, March 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Timmonsville, SC
- Airport: Huggins Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1307° N, 79.9402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1307&lon=-79.9402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169DW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 929 total, 13 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920313007459A

## Narrative

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

INCORRECTLY TURNED FUEL TO OFF POSITION ON BASE LEG. FORCE LANDED IN A POND. STRUCK STUMP. FUEL SELECTOR MOD NEEDED

## 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 ATL92LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA062), Mar 13, 1992: William D. Weeks Glasair I (N169DW), Timmonsville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER SELECTION OF THE FUEL SECTOR VALVE TO THE OFF POSITION BY THE PILOT.

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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