# Accident 20000224013499A: Namer NA64, Clearwater, FL, February 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2000, 18:24 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9696° N, 82.7597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9696&lon=-82.7597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64WP-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American/Piavis NA-64 (registry code 6400455, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-piavis-na-64) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 975 A B D&E (registry code 67012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975-a-b-d-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER NA64
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R97528
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 11 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000224013499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SEE ATTACHED MIA00LA094                                            (.4)ON FEBRUARY 24, 2000, AT ABOUT 1824 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN NA-64, N64WP, REGISTERED TO CASTLE AIRCRAFT SALES INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT CRASHED IN THE VICINITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA, ABOUT 29 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT STATED HE CALLED UNICOM AND ENTERED RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 34 AT CLEARWATER AIR PARK, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA. POWER WAS REDUCED, LOWERED FLAPS, MOVED THE PROP CONTROL PARTIALLY FORWARD, VERIFIED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS SELECTED, AND CHECKED THAT THE MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH. HE TURNED BASE LEG, AND CALLED UNIOCOM STATING HIS INTENTIONS. AS HE BEGAN THE TURN TO FINAL, HE NOTICED THAT THAT THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCING. HE SCANNED THE INSTRUMENTS AND TURNED THE ELECTRIC BACK UP BOOST PUMP ON. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SWITCHED FROM THE RIGHT TANK, TO THE LEFT TANK, AND BACK AGAIN TO THE RIGHT TANK. HE REALIZED HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE TH  E RUNWAY AND INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A STREET. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE WAS CONDUCTED BY THE FAA. THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE FROM THE ENGINE PUMP TO THE CARBURETOR WAS FOUND SEVERELY KINKED. WHEN THE SUPPLY LINE WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE CARBURETOR, NO FUEL WAS AVAILABLE. WHEN THE KINK WAS REMOVED, FUEL CAME OUT OF THE LINE. THE FAA CONCLUDED THAT FUEL STARVATION WAS SUSPECTED, AND THE ACTUAL CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. TOM REILLY VINTAGE AIRCRAFT, INC., LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT ON BEHALF OF THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER, AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED AS A RESULT OF FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 MIA00LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA094), Feb 24, 2000: North American NA-64 (N64WP), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for und etermined reasons. This resulted in a forced landing to none suitable terrain, and a subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain.

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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