# Accident 20020803023589A: Amtr EAABIPLANE*, West, TX, August 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2002, 17:45 local time
- Place: West, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7756° N, 97.1322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7756&lon=-97.1322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11S-2005-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Southworth Eaa Bi-Plane MAY BEE (registry code 33601U3, https://openairdocs.org/model/southworth-eaa-bi-plane-may-bee) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EAABIPLANE*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020803023589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08/03/02 AT APPROXIMATELY 1745 WHILE ENROUTE FROM CLARK FIELD, NORTH OF JUSTIN, TEXAS TO WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT (ACT) EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT SOUTHWORTH EAA BIPLANE MAYBEE, N-11S, SERIAL NUMBER JS-1 EXPERIENCED ENGINE SPUTTER AS IF THE ENGINE WAS FUEL STARVED. THE ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE TO THE SELECTED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING SITE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED INCREASED SINK RATE PRIOR TO LANDING AND DROPPED THE NOSE TO INCREASE AIRSPEED AND AVOID STALL. HE STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE DIVE HE INITIATED PRIOR TO STRIKING THE GROUND. THE CRASH LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND FUEL TANK IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE IF FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DRY AND AIR WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL LINE.

## 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 FTW02LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA225), Aug 3, 2002: Southworth EAA Bi-Plane May Bee (N11S), West, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight/planning inspection which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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