# Accident 19921004039909A: Amtrrp SE5AREPLICA, Harwinton, CT, October 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1992, 11:45 local time
- Place: Harwinton, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7712° N, 73.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harwinton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7712&lon=-73.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1869S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1869S-2010-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smitrovich John W SE5A REPLICA (registry code 05663AW, https://openairdocs.org/model/smitrovich-john-w-se5a-replica) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRP SE5AREPLICA
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921004039909A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 NYC93LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA006), Oct 4, 1992: Smitrovich SE-5A Replica (N1869S), Harwinton, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND HIS…

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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