# Accident 20031001025049A: Amtr MUSTANG2, Cedar City, UT, October 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2003, 12:37 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7011° N, 113.0986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7011&lon=-113.0986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9XQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9XQ-2009-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Elliott Lynn E MUSTANG II (registry code 056097O, https://openairdocs.org/model/elliott-lynn-e-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MUSTANG2
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031001025049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT INTO CEDAR CITY UT AT APPROX. 9500 FT. THAT THE ENGINE QUIT. RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING ON HWY 14, 5 MILES EAST OF CEDAR CITY. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUFFERED 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 DEN04LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA001), Oct 1, 2003: Elliott Mustang II (N9XQ), Cedar City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which led to 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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