# Accident 19951015035799A: Univar F1A, Cartersville, GA, October 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1995, 15:15 local time
- Place: Cartersville, GA
- Airport: Cartersville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1596° N, 84.7999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1596&lon=-84.7999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3027G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3027G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Forney F-1A (registry code 0420204, https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR F1A
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 154 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951015035799A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE DUE FUEL STARVATION. TRIED FOR FIELD. HIT FENCE. SLID INTO DITCH. HEADER TANK PUMP PRIOR INOP.

## 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 MIA96LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA007), Oct 15, 1995: Forney ERCOUPE-2 (N3027G), Cartersville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT WITH THE INOPERATIVE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE INOPERATIVE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP AND THE…

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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