NORTH POLE, AK, USA
N830PM
LOWTHER VOLMER VJ-22
THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING THE ARPT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE TURNED TOWARD AN OPEN FIELD AS HE DID NOT BELIEVE THEY COULD MAKE THE RWY. HE REMEMBERS THE ACFT STALLING AND SPINNING. THE ACFT CRASHED IN AN AREA OF SCRUB TREES AND BRUSH ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES FROM THE ARPT. THE PILOT REMEMBERED THE ENGINE QUITTING AND NOTED THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND FUEL PRESSURE WAS DOWN. THE WIFE REMEMBERED THE ENGINE SOUNDED FUNNY. WHEN SHE ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG HER HUSBAND SAID 'WEARE OUT OF FUEL-BUT WE CAN'T BE.' THE PILOT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AND THEN STALLED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THE ACFT HAD MARGINAL CONTROL, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE YAW AXIS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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