# Accident 20070324003769A: Amtr GLASAIRTD, Arvin, CA, March 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Arvin, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2153° N, 118.7894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2153&lon=-118.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N229DH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRTD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070324003769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT FUEL SUPPLY BECAME DEPLETED WHILE ENROUTE, AND AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE LEFT AND CONTACTED A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER INVERTED.

## 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 SEA07LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA082), Mar 24, 2007: Hackney Glasair TD (N229DH), Arvin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power resulting from fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel the aircraft en route. A contributing factor to this accident was rough/uneven terrain at the forced landing…

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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