# Accident 19920414009989A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Gadsden, AL, April 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Gadsden, AL
- Airport: Gadsden Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0095° N, 86.0109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0095&lon=-86.0109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12TJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 772 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920414009989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. LANDED OFF AIRPORT GOING THRU TWO FENCES. FUEL TANK EMPTY. FUEL QUANITY SENDING UNIT DEFECT

## 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 ATL92LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA079), Apr 14, 1992: Guy Whisenant Skybolt (N12TJ), Gadsden, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY FOR THE PLANNED FLIGHT.

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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