# Accident 19920604018289A: Amtrgl GREATLAKES, Gila Bend, AZ, June 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1992, 09:17 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport: Gila Bend Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9892° N, 112.9000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9892&lon=-112.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4045, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4045-1995-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Great Lakes HOMEBUILT (registry code 39120PG, https://openairdocs.org/model/great-lakes-homebuilt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRGL GREATLAKES
- Reported engine: CONT C758
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,899 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920604018289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK GROUND NOSE FIRST ON FORCED LANDING. NO DETENTES ON FUEL VALVE. NOT FULL ON.

## 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 LAX92LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA234), Jun 4, 1992: Jacanin Great Lakes (N4045), Gila Bend, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY POSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE FULL 'ON' SETTING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND THE LOCATION OF THE…

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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