# Accident 19950412007519A: Amtr RV4, Ft Lauderdale, FL, April 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1995, 11:27 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1097° N, 80.3194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1097&lon=-80.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233AB-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Packard A F/Squire B H RV-4 (registry code 05625UX, https://openairdocs.org/model/packard-a-f-squire-b-h-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 22 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950412007519A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES POWER LOSS AND STALL ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON FREEWAY. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. POSSIBLE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 MIA95FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA105), Apr 12, 1995: Packard/Squire RV-4 (N233AB), Davie, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: ENGINE FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FUEL MISMANAGEMENT. A LOSS OF CONTROL FOLLOWED AS THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE WHILE MANEUVERING FOR THE 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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