# Accident 19930731027029A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Rusk, TX, July 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1993, 16:03 local time
- Place: Rusk, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7898° N, 95.1405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7898&lon=-95.1405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16LA-2013-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harral W R GLASAIR (registry code 05655ET, https://openairdocs.org/model/harral-w-r-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 29 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930731027029A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED PROBLEM ON NOSE HIGH CLIMBOUT. STALLED TURNING BACK. MAIN FUEL TANK EMPTY AUX TANKS FULL.

## 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 FTW93FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA222), Jul 31, 1993: Harral Glasair 1 (N16LA), Rusk, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE PROPER FUEL TANK WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL STARVATION ENGINE POWER LOSS AND HIS INADVERTANT ENTRY INTO A STALL DURING THE ENSUING FORCED LANDING.

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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