# Incident 20070509006859I: Amtr 5151*, Fairbury, NE, May 9, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2007, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fairbury, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1447° N, 97.1765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbury, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-97.1765&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 5151*
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070509006859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM BEATRICE, NE, TO HEBRON, NE. APPROXIMATELY 11 WEST OF FAIRBURY, NE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD, WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE REMOVING THE ENGINE FROM THE AIRCRAFT HE DISCOVERED THAT THE HOSE FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE CARBURETOR HAD NO FUEL. THE FUEL SUMP HAD GAS IN IT. IT APPEARS THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED.

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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