# Accident 20090425010599A: Amtr SONEX, Louisville, OH, April 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2009, 11:50 local time
- Place: Louisville, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8417° N, 81.2414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8417&lon=-81.2414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N692RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N692RM-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcgrath Robert F SONEX (registry code 05621F6, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcgrath-robert-f-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerovee 2180 (registry code 01400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONEX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 9 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090425010599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM SALEM AIRPORT, WITNESS STATED THE ENGINE MADE REVING NOISES AND THEN STOPPED.  PILOT MADE A TURN THEN THE AIRCRAFT FELL FROM THE SKY.  FAMILY STATED HE TOOK $50.00 TO BUY FUEL AT SALEM AIRPORT, THE $50.00 WAS WITH HIS PERSONEL BELONGS RECEIVED BY HIS FAMILY.  NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL FOUND IN ANY PART OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM OR ON THE GROUND AROUND THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CEN09LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA266), Apr 25, 2009: Mcgrath Robert F Sonex (N692RM), Louisville, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel level which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were the gusty winds and the pilot's loss of aircraft control during the forced…

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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