# Accident 19920402008279A: Amtr RV4, Rogers, AR, April 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1992, 17:15 local time
- Place: Rogers, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3302° N, 94.1308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-94.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94BS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Switzer Robert W RV-4 (registry code 05608BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/switzer-robert-w-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: AMTR RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 195 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920402008279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN TREE TOPS AND FELL TO GROUND. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.TEN GALLONS IN OTHER 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 FTW92LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA102), Apr 2, 1992: R. W. Switzer RV-4 (N94BS), Rogers, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PUBLISHED PROCEDURES.

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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