40.6054° N, 94.3819° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 17, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place
Redding, IA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr Supercat
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Engine failed during cruise due to apparent fuel exhaustion. Pilot executed an emergency landing in a hay field and crashed as a result. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the area forward of the cabin and minor damage to the tail wheel, main landing gear, and left wing tip. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ENGINE FAILED DURING CRUISE DUE TO APPARENT FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A HAY FIELD AND CRASHED AS A RESULT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AREA FORWARD OF THE CABIN AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL WHEEL, MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND LEFT WING TIP. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.