# Accident 19920410010079A: Amtr GLASAIR, Casa Grande, AZ, April 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1992, 07:30 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115DM-2007-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcewen Dick GLASAIR III (registry code 056559M, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcewen-dick-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC IO540R1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 12 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920410010079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK TREE AVOIDING A BUS WHILE LANDING ON A ROAD. SELECTED EMERGENCY HEADER FUEL TANK BY MISTAKE.

## 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 LAX92LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA176), Apr 10, 1992: Mcewen Dick Glasair III (N115DM), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SELECT THE PROPER FUEL TANK AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN INADEQUATE DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT PERMITTED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO BE…

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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