# Accident 19930721052689A: Amtr GLASAIRIIRG, Wildwood, NJ, July 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1993, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wildwood, NJ
- Airport: Cape May County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0084° N, 74.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE MAY COUNTY (WWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0084&lon=-74.9085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N522EB-1994-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beatty Eugene J GLASAIR SH-2 (registry code 05655VC, https://openairdocs.org/model/beatty-eugene-j-glasair-sh-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIIRG
- Reported engine: LYC IO320C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 217 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930721052689A

## Narrative

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

STARTED ENGINE ON AUX TANK WITH TWO GALLONS FUEL IN MAIN ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMB. ON AUX. NO RESTART. STALLED.

## 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 BFO93LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA133), Jul 21, 1993: Beatty Glasair SH-2 (N522EB), Cape May, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT BY NOT ASSURING THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION FOR TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND FAILURE OF THE…

## Other reports on N522EB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890520019999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520019999I), May 20, 1989: Amtr GLASAIR (N522EB), Cambridge, MD, Substantial damage. Practice short field takeoff. Stalled on initial climb. Hit ground in level attitude. Damaged gear and propeller.

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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