# Accident 20050528011319A: Farmer RV4, Port St Lucie, FL, May 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2005
- Place: Port St Lucie, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5028° N, 80.3694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5028&lon=-80.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3074T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3074T-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Farmer Thomas JR RV-4 (registry code 05608RA, https://openairdocs.org/model/farmer-thomas-jr-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FARMER RV4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050528011319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C LANDED 1/4 MILE FROM TREASURE COAST AIRPARK IN ORANGE GROVE. NO FUEL FOUND IN TANKS OR FUEL SMELL EVIDENT. PERFORMED ENG RUN, ENG RAN 2600 RPM WITH 100 MAG PROP. FOUND SEVERAL LEAKS IN 1994 FLEX FUEL LINE. PILOT SEAT HELD IN WITH CLECOES. DISASSEMBLED CARB, FOUND NO FUEL, EXAMINED SPARK PLUGS, WERE LEAN & CLEAN.

## 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 MIA05LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA112), May 28, 2005: Vans RV4 (N3074T), Ft. Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot's failure to refuel.

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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