# Accident 19990407019129A: Amtr STAUDACHS600, Bunnell, FL, April 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1999
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4590° N, 81.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4590&lon=-81.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hill Steve STAUDACHER S600 (registry code 05626BS, https://openairdocs.org/model/hill-steve-staudacher-s600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STAUDACHS600
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990407019129A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON APRIL 7, 1999, ABOUT 1533 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A STEVE HILL STAUDACHER S600, N600SH, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, CRASHED WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT BUNNELL, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DANVILLE, KENTUCKY, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1115. THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED DANVILLE WITH FULL FUEL TANKS, AND MADE A 20-30 MINUTE FUEL STOP AT DALTON, GEORGIA, WHERE HE AGAIN FILLED THE FUEL TANKS. WHILE APPROACHING HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT, HIS ONBOARD ENGINE PERFORMANCE COMPUTER SHOWED HE WOULD ARRIVE AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WITH 6 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. A SHORT TIME LATER THE ENGINE QUIT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART IT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. WHEN HE REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A CLEAR AREA, NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. POST CRASH EXAMINATION SHOWED THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY AND THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE. THE ENGINE HAD QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. (-23)ENGINE STOPPED IN FLIGHT DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION, AIRCRAFT LANDED IN WOODS 1 MILE SHORT OF FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT.  PILOT REPORTED ON BOARD FUEL COMPUTER INDICATED 6 GALLONS OF FUEL.  FAA INVESTIGATION FOUND NO FUEL IN TANKS OR AT FUEL SPYDER.

## 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 MIA99LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA118), Apr 7, 1999: Steve Hill Staudacher S600 (N600SH), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations which resulted in 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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