# Accident 19980829022339A: Amtr RV4, Chapel Hill, NC, August 29, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1998, 10:10 local time
- Place: Chapel Hill, NC
- Airport: Horace Williams Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9208° N, 79.0391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9208&lon=-79.0391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144KT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144KT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bibb Richard E RV-4 (registry code 05624C4, https://openairdocs.org/model/bibb-richard-e-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 159 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980829022339A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND CRASHED. (.23)AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE EAST OF RUNWAY DURING FINAL APPROCH TO RUNWAY 27.  PILOT RECIEVED ONLY MINOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES.  EXAMINATION OF WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN LEFT TANK; NONE IN GASCOLATOR; APPROXIMATELY THREE OUNCES IN RIGHT TANK.(.4) THE PILOT ESTIMATED HE DEPARTED WITH ABOUT 18 GALLONS OF USABLE FUEL AND THAT THE ENGINE USES ABOUT 9 GALLONS PER HOUR. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO HIS DESTINATION THE ENGINE QUIT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A WOODED AREA. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY FAA INSPECTORS SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CONTAIN ANY USABLE FUEL AND THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT OR IN FLIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA98LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA231), Aug 29, 1998: Bibb RV-4 (N144KT), Chapel Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to ensure the aircraft contained adequate fuel to complete the flight resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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