# Accident 20040719014399A: Amtr RV4, South Prairie, WA, July 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: South Prairie, WA
- Airport: Cawleys South Prairie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1550° N, 122.0886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1550&lon=-122.0886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901ER-2005-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Root Earl S RV-4 (registry code 05608FF, https://openairdocs.org/model/root-earl-s-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 RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 624 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040719014399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 19TH 2004 AT 10:30 AM MR. EARL ROOT DEPARTED CAWLEY (SOUTH PRARIE) WA. PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN HIS RV-4 AIRCRAFT. MR. ROOT DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH ON RUNWAY 17. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND MR. ROOT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT (NORTHBOUND) ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS EAST OF THE RUNWAY AT MIDFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. FUEL WAS NOTED ALMOST FULL IN THE RIGHT WING TANK AND NONE IN THE LEFT TANK. THERE WAS A SMELL OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE.

## 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 SEA04LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA137), Jul 19, 2004: Root RV-4 (N901ER), Buckley, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during the initial climb after takeoff. The pilot's failure to select the proper…

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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