# Accident 19960625015109A: Amtr 5151RG, Fond Du Lac, WI, June 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1996, 18:10 local time
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
- Airport: Fond Du Lac County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7698° N, 88.4390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7698&lon=-88.4390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5151N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5151N-2004-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Conlin Thomas P LOEHLE AVIA 5151RG (registry code 05618UU, https://openairdocs.org/model/conlin-thomas-p-loehle-avia-5151rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 5151RG
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582LC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 35 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960625015109A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, LANDED OFF AIRPORT, STRUCK A SMALL TREE AND CAME TO A STOP. (.4)THE PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR ABOUT 1-1/2 HOURS. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING. HE SAID HE HAD MISTAKENLY MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE TO THE 'OFF' POSITION AFTER THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL SELCTOR VALVE WAS LOCATED UNDER THE PILOT'S RIGHT LEG AND DID NOT HAVE DETENTS FOR THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR POSITIONS.                                                           (-23) THE PILOT WAS MAKING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE FOND DU LAC AIRPORT FOND DU LAC, WI., WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED ONC CLIMB OUT. THE PILOT THEN SWITCHED THE SELECTOR TO THE FUSELAGE FUEL TANK, BUT BY ERROR TURNED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE ENGINE QUIT. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI96LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA215), Jun 25, 1996: Loehle-Avia 5151RG (N5151N), Fond Du Lac, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel tank selector, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the design/location of the fuel tank…

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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