# Accident 20050104000599A: Amtr PULSARSERIE3, Shallotte, NC, January 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2005, 16:00 local time
- Place: Shallotte, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9142° N, 78.4389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9142&lon=-78.4389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6133U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6133U-2006-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stanley Davey L PULSAR SERIES 3 (registry code 056067W, https://openairdocs.org/model/stanley-davey-l-pulsar-series-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PULSARSERIE3
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 158 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050104000599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED AIRPORT FOR A FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED ONE RESTART OF THE ENGINE TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AT 800 FT. THE PILOT DID NOT FEEL THAT A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING WAS FEASIBLE. HE LOOKED AND NOTED A SALT MARSH THAT WAS FREE OF TREES. HE SET UP AND LANDED IN THE SALT MARSH. THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FUSELAGE SEPARATED INTO 2 PIECES. THE PILOT SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 ATL05CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA037), Jan 4, 2005: Stanley, Davey L Pulsar III (N6133U), Ocean Isle Beac, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the 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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