# Accident 19950507009759A: Amtr LONG EZ, Santa Monica, CA, May 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1995, 12:51 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0006° N, 118.4304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0006&lon=-118.4304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41BF-1996-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davenport William A LONG-EZ (registry code 056221N, https://openairdocs.org/model/davenport-william-a-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 230 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950507009759A

## Narrative

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

MADE FLYBY ON FIRST FLIGHT AFTER REMOVING REQUIRED FUEL PUMPS AND USING GRAVITY SYSTEM. LOST POWER. STRUCK WIRES.

## 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 LAX95LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA180), May 7, 1995: Davenport LONG-EZ (N41BF), Los Angeles, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to a modification of the fuel system that rendered it incapable of maintaining adequate fuel pressure. The builder/pilot's lack of understanding of the fuel system was a factor in…

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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