# Accident 19940918028309A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Woodville, TX, September 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Woodville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7698° N, 94.4204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7698&lon=-94.4204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345DH-1997-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harris James Harold DRAGONFLY (registry code 05644SU, https://openairdocs.org/model/harris-james-harold-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,927 total, 84 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918028309A

## Narrative

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

MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. FUEL TRANSFER PUMP SHUT OFF TO CHECK FLOAT. NO RESTART. NO FUEL. CRASHED.FLOAT SHOWED 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 FTW94LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA303), Sep 18, 1994: Harris Dragonfly (N345DH), Woodville, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: WAS FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS WERE THE JAMMED FLOAT IN THE FUEL SIGHT GAGE AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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