Townsend-Snyder RULTAN VARIEZE N40TS
9 July 1992 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 July 1992 at about 16:45 local time, a Townsend-Snyder RULTAN VARIEZE registered N40TS, operated by Alan R. Townsend, was involved in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mount Comfort (MQJ)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Townsend-Snyder RULTAN VARIEZE
- Registration
- N40TS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alan R. Townsend
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92DEX02
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FUEL STARVATION DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT SELECTED AUXILIARY TANK FOR STARTING, AND DID NOT SELECT MAIN TANKS AFTER START. ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AT 350 FEET. PILOT SWITCHED TANKS BUT DID NOT GET ENGINE RESTARTED. FORCED LANDING WAS MADE SHORT OF RUNWAY IN TALL CORN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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