# Accident 20030528012639A: Amtr MURPHYREBEL, Clear Lake, CA, May 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2003, 12:55 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9611° N, 122.6333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9611&lon=-122.6333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6324H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6324H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callahan James E MURPHY REBEL (registry code 05607P0, https://openairdocs.org/model/callahan-james-e-murphy-rebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MURPHYREBEL
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,067 total, 175 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528012639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE PREFLIGHT, THE PILOT FORGOT TO SWITCH THE LEFT TANK FUEL SELECTOR TO THE ON POSITION. HE DEPARTED ROSEBURG, OREGON ENROUTE TO NOVATO, CALIFORNIA. DURING CRUISE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE. THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIMSELF.

## 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 LAX03LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA169), May 28, 2003: Callahan Rebel (N6324H), Clearlake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to correctly position the right fuel valve. Also causal was the pilot's failure to use the checklist.

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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