# Accident 20080621841689A: Amtr CTSW, Von Ormy, TX, June 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2008, 16:12 local time
- Place: Von Ormy, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4800° N, 98.4464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4800&lon=-98.4464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N460CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N460CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CTSW
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,957 total, 18 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080621841689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT RUN OUT OF FUEL AT 5000 MSL.  PILOT LANDED ON OPEN FIELD AT A FARM ALSO USED AS LANDING STRIP.  PILOT TOUCHED DOWN PAST HALF DISTANCE FROM THE STRIP.  AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH FENCE.

## 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 DEN08LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA109), Jun 21, 2008: Flight Design Ctsw (N460CT), Von Ormy, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were a proper touchdown point was not possible and the…

## Other reports on N460CT (2)

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

- [Accident 20120730029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120730029019A), Jul 30, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N460CT), Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. On 7/30/2012, the pilot traveled to el dorado (keqa) to pick up a Flight design light sport aircraft (N640CT) to fly back to his home base near Hutchinson,…
- [Accident 20060530022239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060530022239A), May 30, 2006: Amtr CTSW (N460CT), Leesburg, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) Second flight of day thru klns/kjyo awas 010/05 departed jyo rwy 17 after rotation aircraft drifted right captain tried correcting but controls did not…

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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