# Incident 20051211031289I: Amtr RV6, Limon, CO, December 11, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2005
- Place: Limon, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2651° N, 103.6859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Limon, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2651&lon=-103.6859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71CG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71CG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Graf Charles R RV-6 (registry code 05625C7, https://openairdocs.org/model/graf-charles-r-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051211031289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LEFT THE CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA AIRPORT WITH INTENTIONS TO LAND AT THE LIMON, COLORADO AIRPORT FOR REFUELING. HE TOPPED OFF THE FUEL TANKS WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF FUEL TO REACH THE LIMON AIRPORT. AS HE GOT CLOSER TOWARDS LIMON, COLORADO HIS FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL, BUT THE PILOT ASSUMED THAT THE GAUGE WAS NOT ACCURATE. WHEN HE WAS APPROXIMATELY TEN MILES FROM LIMON THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY INTERSTATE 70. THE PILOT EXAMINED THE FUEL TANK AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL CAP HAD COME LOOSE CAUSING THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE TANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AND TAXIED TO A FRONTAGE ROAD WHERE IT TOOK OFF WITHOUT ANY OTHER OCCURRENCES.

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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