# Accident 19980722025989A: Amtr S1C, Yelm, WA, July 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1998, 12:30 local time
- Place: Yelm, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8704° N, 122.5710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8704&lon=-122.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43JW-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Special S-1 (registry code 72202LT, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR S1C
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 140 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980722025989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE TO THE WESTERN AIRPARK, AIRCRAFT SUFFERED FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND WAS LANDED IN A FIELD ONE MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED AND 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 SEA98LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA169), Jul 22, 1998: Wiles S1-C (N43JW), Yelm, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to overflying an intermediate fuel stop. Factors include high grass in the forced landing area.

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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