# Accident 20030719016769A: Amtr RANSS10, Paulden, AZ, July 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Paulden, AZ
- Airport: Pilots Rest Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8822° N, 112.4761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8822&lon=-112.4761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222EJ-2008-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S-10 SAKOTA/A (registry code 05610YU, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-10-sakota-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS10
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 15 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030719016769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT (ALONE) EXPERIENCED A FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE AND LOST POWER WHILE FLYING IN THE PAULDEN, AZ AREA. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING @ AZ57. HE COULD GET THE ENGINE TO RUN ON THE "PRIMER" WHICH IS HAND OPERATED BUT ONCE HE STOPPED OPERATING THE PRIMER, THE ENGINE WOULD AGAIN QUIT. AS HE APPROACHED THE LANDING SITE, THE A/C APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED-FLAT ATTITUDE-AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FLAT ATTITUDE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED A BROKEN BACK. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. PAULDEN, AZ IS LOCATED APPROX. 10 MILES NORTH OF CHINO VALLEY, AZ ON HYWY #89.

## 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 LAX03LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA217), Jul 19, 2003: Rans S-10 Sakota/A (N222EJ), Paulden, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.

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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