# Accident 20001208026889A: Larson C/Watland S AERO COMP-6, Ft Ripley, MN, December 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ft Ripley, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3497° N, 94.1903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3497&lon=-94.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4334Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4334Z-2007-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Larson C/Watland S AERO COMP-6 (registry code 05606N7, https://openairdocs.org/model/larson-c-watland-s-aero-comp-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001208026889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WAS TESTING AND CALIBRATING NEW FUEL SENDER. FUEL SIPHONED OUT THRU GAS CAP, RAN OUT OF FUEL. FLIPPED OVER WHILE LANDING IN SNOW.

## 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 CHI01LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA045), Dec 8, 2000: Larson Aero COMP-6 (N4334Z), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the loose fuel cap and the snow covered terrain.

## Other reports on N4334Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20051130032239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051130032239A), Nov 30, 2005: AEROCOMP6 (N4334Z), Brainerd, MN, Destroyed. (-23) The owner/pilot had replaced the cable and pulley aileron control system with a push-pull tube and bellcrank system. He did not perform a flight control…

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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