# Accident 19930711022989A: Amtrhm SPECIALS2C, Chavies, KY, July 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1993, 17:42 local time
- Place: Chavies, KY
- Airport: Duff Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3803° N, 83.2803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3803&lon=-83.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N485MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485MH-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holmes Milton N HOLMES SPECIAL (registry code 05616E3, https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-milton-n-holmes-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRHM SPECIALS2C
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1D6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 60 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930711022989A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED TRYING TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN. PILOT BELIEVES LOW FUEL UNPORTED ON CLIMB ANGLE.

## 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 BFO93LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA117), Jul 11, 1993: Holmes Special (N485MH), Chavies, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO TAKE OFF WITH A LOW FUEL LEVEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW FUEL LEVEL, THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH 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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