ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286506
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| Date: | Saturday 3 October 2009 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: | Howland |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6626R |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Engine model: | Hirth F30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gloucester, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | West Point-Middle Peninsula Regional Airport, VA (KFYJ) |
| Gloucester, VA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was conducting a short flight to a friend's private airport, approximately 12 nautical miles away from his point of departure. He stated that he visually inspected the airplane's fuel level prior to departure and estimated that he had enough fuel to conduct the flight. The airplane was not equipped with a fuel quantity gauge. The pilot stated that while cruising at 1,500 feet, he "ran out of gas." The pilot attempted to land on a road, but the airplane collided with power lines and then struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who responded to the accident scene reported that there was no fuel found in any of the airplane's fuel tanks.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning .
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10CA003
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 11:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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