# Incident 19970826023999I: Amtr RANSS7, Medford, WI, August 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1997, 20:00 local time
- Place: Medford, WI
- Airport: Taylor County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1013° N, 90.3002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAYLOR COUNTY (MDZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1013&lon=-90.3002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8251B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8251B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith David B RANS S7 COURIER (registry code 05628ZN, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-david-b-rans-s7-courier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 12 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970826023999I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT TANK NEARLY FULL. THE CARBURETOR BOWLS WERE FOUND EMPTY. BY BACK BLOWING THROUGH THE FUEL PUMP LINE, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK PRESSURIZED UNABLE TO BACK BLOW THROUGH RIGHT VENT LINE, THE PILOT/BUILDER STATED THAT WHEN INSTALLING THE RIGHT FUEL VENT HE FOUND IT BLOCKED AND THAT IT HAD TO BE RE-DRILLED. ON AUGUST 25, 1997 AT 2000 CDST A RANS S7, N8251B LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 15 AT TAYLOR COUNTY AIRPORT (MDZ) AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS A PERSONNEL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER CFR PART 91 RULES AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TAYLOR COUNTY AIRPORT WITH THAT BEING THE FINAL DESTINATION.

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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