# Accident 20031003030279A: Amtr VANSRV4, Metz, WV, October 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2003, 17:24 local time
- Place: Metz, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6106° N, 80.3769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6106&lon=-80.3769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N475F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N475F-2003-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Bill VANS RV-4 (registry code 0561416, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-bill-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031003030279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED DANVILLE, IL (KDNV) WITH INOPERATIVE FUEL GAUGES ENROUTE TO MORGANTOWN, WV (MGW). THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE AIR FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.4 HOURS. THE PILOT HAD 13.8 GALLONS OF FUEL ADDED BEFORE THE FLIGHT. THE FUEL CAPACITY OF THE AIRCRAFT IS APPROXIMATELY 32 GALLONS. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WHEN FUELED IN DANVILLE, WAS NEARLY TOPPED OFF (THOUGH NOT COMPLETELY). THE AIRCRAFT HAS AN UNUSABLE FUEL AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 3 GALLONS. THE FUEL CONSUMPTION IS APPROXIMATELY 9 TO 10 GALLONS PER HOUR. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION. THE PILOT DECLARED MAYDAY AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE LEFT TANK CONTAINED LESS THAN ONE GALLON. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A FUEL LEAK OR SPILL. WITNESSES AT THE SCENE SMELLED NO FUEL ODOR.

## 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 NYC04CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA001), Oct 3, 2003: Williams RV-4 (N475F), Metz, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to operate without accurate fuel gauges, which resulted in a power loss due to fuel exhaustion, and an off airport landing

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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