# Accident 19950419019819A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Crescent, OK, April 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1995, 13:30 local time
- Place: Crescent, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9397° N, 97.5794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9397&lon=-97.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55EE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 954 total, 270 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950419019819A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR FLIGHT HAD FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. EN ROUTE LOST POWER. NOSED OVER LANDING NO ANOMALIES. SUSPECT VAPOR LOCK.

## 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 FTW95LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA175), Apr 19, 1995: Briggs Glasair III (N55EE), Crescent, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL NON-MECHANICAL POWER LOSS DUE TO A FUEL SYSTEM VAPOR LOCK. A FACTOR WAS THE UNEVEN TERRAIN ON WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.

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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