# Accident 19970227001899A: Amtr Q200, Houston, TX, February 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1997, 19:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8294° N, 95.6590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8294&lon=-95.6590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89WL-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Keating Joseph M Q-200 (registry code 05645VF, https://openairdocs.org/model/keating-joseph-m-q-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR Q200
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 8 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970227001899A

## Narrative

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

(.19) AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST, CRASHED. (.4) THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER EXPERIENCING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT NIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD ACCUMULATED 8 HOURS IN THE AIRPLANE SINCE PURCHASING IT ON 1/3/97. ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT OBTAINED FORECASTS FOR A PLANNED FLIGHT TO SAN ANGELO. THE FORECAST WAS FOR PREVAILING IMC FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE PILOT TOPPED OFF THE 20 GALLON SYSTEM WITH 16 GALLONS OF 100LL FUEL, EXECUTED TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS FOR 30 MINUTES, AND RETURNED TO THE FBO. THE PILOT THEN DISCUSSED HIS PLANS WITH AN FBO EMPLOYEE, FINALLY TELLING THE EMPLOYEE THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO SAN ANGELO BECAUSE HIS AIRPLANE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH INSTRUMENT OR COCKPIT LIGHTS. THE PILOT LATER CHANGED HIS MIND AND DEPARTED ON THE 299 MILE NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, WHILE LEVELED AT 3,500 FEET THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE HEADER TANK, FUEL LINES OR CARBURETOR. A FEW DROPS OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL FILTER.                                                                                                                          (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #FTW97FA109.

## 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 FTW97FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA109), Feb 28, 1997: Keating Quickie II (N89WL), Houston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as result of the pilot's improper fuel management. Factors were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane, the dark night, the lack of cockpit…

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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