# Accident 20071014021929A: Amtr RV9, Big Fork, MT, October 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2007, 14:30 local time
- Place: Big Fork, MT
- Airport: Ferndale Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0806° N, 114.0017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0806&lon=-114.0017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N475TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N475TW-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Welch Thomas RV9 (registry code 05617WD, https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-thomas-rv9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV9
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071014021929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 14 OCTOBER 2007, AT 1430 MDT, A HOMEBUILT RV-9, N475TW, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE POST WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 33 DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FERNDALE AIRPORT, MONTANA ON 14 OCTOBER AT 1245 MDT.

## 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 SEA08CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA010), Oct 14, 2007: Welch RV-9 (N475TW), Bigfork, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation while on downwind for landing. The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management planning was a factor.

## Other reports on N475TW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20101103052879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101103052879A), Nov 3, 2010: Welch Thoma RV9 (N475TW), Sac City, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft while performing a landing in gusting conditions. The pilot, who was the only occupant, was not injured. This…

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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