# Accident 20010405008149A: Empson Lee E WAR F4UCORSAIR, Baton Rouge, LA, April 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2001, 20:25 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 30.4501° N, 91.1874° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4501&lon=-91.1874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N914DA-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Empson Lee E WAR F4UCORSAIR (registry code 05606XQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/empson-lee-e-war-f4ucorsair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010405008149A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT CLEARED FOR RIGHT BASE TO RUNWAY 22R AT BTR. ENGINE FAILED.  INVESTIGATION YIELDED FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 FTW01LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA093), Apr 5, 2001: Empson F4UCorsair (N914DA), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning resulting in fuel exhaustion during approach. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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