# Accident 19931213046839A: Amtr RANSS12, Riverside/Rubid, CA, December 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1993, 09:35 local time
- Place: Riverside/Rubid, CA
- Airport: Fla-Bob Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9888° N, 117.4099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLABOB (RIR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9888&lon=-117.4099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7844E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7844E-1995-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown William S RANS S-14 (registry code 05620RK, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-william-s-rans-s-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931213046839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. SHEARED OFF LANDING GEAR ON OFF AIRPORT LANDING. MAIN FUEL VALVE IN OFF POSITION.

## 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 LAX94LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA071), Dec 13, 1993: Rans S-14 (N7844E), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot incorrectly selecting the wrong fuel valve and the subsequent engine failure due to fuel starvation.

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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