# Accident 19960824023939A: Amtr ACROSPORT, Coeur D'Alene, ID, August 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5896° N, 116.9091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5896&lon=-116.9091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456HD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456HD-2010-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Price Ron ACRO SPORT II (registry code 05646BT, https://openairdocs.org/model/price-ron-acro-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ACROSPORT
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 40 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824023939A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AFTER LONG CROSS COUNTRY AND LOCAL MANUEVERS. TRIED FOR AIRPORT UNABLE DUE TRAFFIC. HARD LANDING.

## 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 SEA96LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA204), Aug 24, 1996: Price Acro Sport II (N456HD), Coeur D'Alene, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision, and his failure to properly monitor (manage) the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing. Soft terrain in 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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