# Accident 19960727020129A: Amtr LONG EZ, Yucca Valley, CA, July 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1996, 17:28 local time
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Airport: Yucca Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1298° N, 116.4069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YUCCA VALLEY (L22), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1298&lon=-116.4069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42DJ-1996-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thompson Daniel J LONG EZ TR (registry code 05690W7, https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-daniel-j-long-ez-tr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 877 total, 637 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960727020129A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER LANDING. APPARENTLY TURNED ON AUX PUMP THAT RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW CAUSED PROBLEM.

## 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 LAX96LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA293), Jul 28, 1996: Thompson Long EZ TR (N42DJ), Yucca Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the internal failure of the electric fuel pump and the subsequent fuel flow blockage to the gascolator.

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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