# Accident 20050603011789A: Amtr CHRISTAVIAMK, Deckert, TN, June 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Deckert, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2167° N, 86.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2167&lon=-86.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524J-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robbins David S CHRISTAVIA MK I (registry code 056039Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/robbins-david-s-christavia-mk-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISTAVIAMK
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050603011789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED RAN OUT OF FUEL. NO SAID FUEL GAGE QUIT WORKING. LANDED IN OPEN FIELD. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. 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 ATL05CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA095), Jun 3, 2005: David S Robbins Christavia MK 1 (N524J), Decherd, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion and 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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