# Accident 20000908015469A: Amtr CA8, East Palestine, OH, September 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2000, 11:16 local time
- Place: East Palestine, OH
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8309° N, 80.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8309&lon=-80.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47XY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CA8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000908015469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. MASON MADE FINAL CHECK/VERIFICATION OF FUEL FLOW VALVE USING HIS FOOT, WITHOUT VISUAL CONFIRMATION (VALVE LOCATED UNDER COCKPIT CONTROL PANEL. THE VALVE DOES NOT HAVE A HARD STOP, SO THE POTENTIAL FOR THE VALVE TO GO BEYOND, OR SHORT OF "FULL OPEN" IS VERY POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE OPERATOR ENSURING THIS VISUALLY. THE POSSIBILITY THAT, UNDER FULL POWER LOAD REQUIREMENTS, THE A/C EXPERIENCED PARTIAL FUEL STARVATION, IS LIKELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VALVE MAY WELL HAVE BEEN IN A POSITION OTHER THAN "FULL OPEN".

## 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 NYC00LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA261), Sep 8, 2000: Carlson CA-8 (N47XY), East Palestine, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection. A factor in this accident was the inadequate marking of the fuel selector valve to clearly indicate a fully open position.

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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