# Accident 20080614838879A: Amtr CH701, Warren, OH, June 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2008, 15:22 local time
- Place: Warren, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2111° N, 80.9692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2111&lon=-80.9692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N813DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N813DJ-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fetherolf James Barry CH-701 (registry code 056146Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/fetherolf-james-barry-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH701
- Reported engine: AMTR EA81
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 22 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080614838879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE SEALED THE WING FUEL TANK FILLER NECKS AND PRIOR TO FLIGHT HE NOTICED THAT THE SEALANT WAS STILL WET BEFORE THE FLIGHT.  DURING THE FLIGHT HE HAD THE LEFT WING TANK SELECTED AND DURING CRUISE THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND BEFORE HE COULD SWITCH TANKS AND RESTART THE ENGINE HE COLLIDED WITH THE TREES.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THINKS WHEN HE SEALED THE FILLER NECKS HE MIGHT OF SEALED THE VENT FOR THE WING FUEL TANKS.  ON 6/18/2008, CONTACTED THE PILOT AND HE RECOVERED THE WINGS AND DID VERIFY THAT THE WING TANK FUEL CAP VENTS WERE RESTRICTING AIR FROM ENTERING THE FUEL TANKS WHICH IN CASE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO QUIT IN FLIGHT.  THE CONSISTENCY OF THE SEALANT ALLOWED IT TO FLOW IN TO THE FUEL TANK VENT AND RESTRICT THE VENT.

## 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 CHI08CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA165), Jun 14, 2008: Fetherolf CH-701 (N813DJ), Newton Falls, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during the landing approach due to fuel starvation resulting from an obstructed fuel tank vent. Factors contributing to the accident were the lack of suitable terrain for a…

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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