# Accident 20030628015879A: Amtr RV4, Yelm, WA, June 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2003, 22:00 local time
- Place: Yelm, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8569° N, 122.6575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8569&lon=-122.6575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6596X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6596X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lamb Clifford RV-4 (registry code 05608MJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/lamb-clifford-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030628015879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT SUFFERED FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND OVERTURNED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR THE DESTINATION AIRPORT (FLYING B) IN YELM, WASHINGTON. THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AT THE FLYING B AIRPORT WERE RECENTLY VANDALIZED TO THE POINT THAT ONLY FIVE (5) RUNWAY LIGHTS REMAINED IN WORKING ORDER.

## 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 SEA03FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA121), Jun 29, 2003: Lamb RV-4 (N6596X), Vail, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were the non-operating (vandalized)…

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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