# Accident 20090501005029A: Spauld RANSS7COURIE, Atomic City, ID, May 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2009, 19:24 local time
- Place: Atomic City, ID
- Airport: Coxs Well
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2181° N, 113.2272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2181&lon=-113.2272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4272M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4272M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spaulding Errol RANS S-7 COURIER (registry code 05626KM, https://openairdocs.org/model/spaulding-errol-rans-s-7-courier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPAULD RANSS7COURIE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090501005029A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON MAY 1, 2009 AT 2320 MDT RECEIVED CALL REGIONAL OPERATION CENTER (ROC) OF AN AIRCRAFT ABANDONED ON THE RUNWAY AFTER CRASHING AT COX'S WELL AIRPORT (U48).  BLAINE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEP CALL IN THIS REPORT AND GAVE ROC TAIL NUMBER AND FOUND NO PERSONS AROUND THIS AIRCRAFT.  CALL WAS PLACED TO REGISTERED OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 05/02/2009 AT 0730 WHO STATED HIS AIRCRAFT ENGINE JUST QUIT WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GOES WITH A PASSENGER AROUND 1900 ON MAY 1, 2009.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE MIGHT NOT OF OPEN THE FUEL LINES FROM THE WING TANKS SOON ENOUGH TO GIVE HIM FUEL WHEN CLIMBING OUT CAUSING THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP TO TAKE AIR INTO ITS LINES.  ALSO THE LOWER PORT WHERE FUEL IS DRAWN FROM IS ON THE FORWARD PART OF THE CENTER TANK WHICH WOULD BE THE HIGH END ON CLIMB OUT ON THIS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR09CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA225), May 1, 2009: Rans S-7 (N4272M), Atomic City, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management.

## Other reports on N4272M (2)

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

- [Accident 20150327004389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150327004389A), Mar 27, 2015: Spaulding Errol RANS S-7 COURIER (N4272M), Boulder, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot was enroute to rks from rigby Idaho. Pilot noticed he had less fuel than he thought he should have. The pilot stated he tried to transfer fuel from the…
- [Incident 20081024852109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081024852109I), Oct 24, 2008: Spauld RANSS7COURIE (N4272M), Delta, UT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot [privacy data omitted] and passenger were enroute from Idaho falls to lake havasu. [privacy data omitted] Had been given information it was safe to…

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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