# Accident 20040507007239A: Amtr TURBINLEGEND, Tipton, CA, May 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2004, 13:40 local time
- Place: Tipton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0831° N, 119.2511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0831&lon=-119.2511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N724TL-2009-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Willis T/Rocket Flyers TURBINE LEGEND (registry code 056153W, https://openairdocs.org/model/willis-t-rocket-flyers-turbine-legend) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TURBINLEGEND
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,100 total, 25 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040507007239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND FORCE LANDED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF HIGHWAY 99 NEAR HIGHWAY 152 OUTSIDE THE TOWN OF TIPTON, CA. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR AREA AND AILERON ASSEMBLY. THE LAST KNOWN FUEL STOP WAS ELOY, AZ (E60), WHICH SERVICED APPROXIMATELY 53 GALLONS OF JET A FUEL. DURING THE DESCENT PHASE OF FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LEFT BANK ANGLE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, LOST ENGINE POWER. ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT'S ELECTRONIC FLIGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM (EFIS) THE LAST FUEL TOTALIZER READING WAS 29 GALLONS. THE MAIN FUEL LINE TO THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE EVIDENCE OF FUEL GOING TO THE ENGINE. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE WOULD TAKE PLACE ON MAY 10, 2004.

## 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 LAX04LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA204), May 7, 2004: Rocket Flyers LLC (N724TL), Tipton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of air migrating into the fuel control unit. The ultimate reason for the air entry into the fuel control unit was not determined.

## Other reports on N724TL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060407008089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060407008089A), Apr 7, 2006: Amtr TURBINLEGEND (N724TL), Hammond, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) Following failed inflight attempt to extend the nose landing gear, the pilot set up for a nose gear retracted landing. During final approach, the engine…

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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