# Accident 19991103044829A: Streifthau BABY GREAT LAKES, Wichita Falls, TX, November 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1999, 07:45 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Wichita Valley Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9500° N, 98.6796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9500&lon=-98.6796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Streifthau BABY GREAT LAKES (registry code 3910115, https://openairdocs.org/model/streifthau-baby-great-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991103044829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 3, 1999 AT 0745 CST, A STREIFTHAU/BABY GREAT LAKES, N415, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED HIS A/C WHILE LANDING AT WICHITA VALLEY AIRPORT IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. THE OWNER WAS PERFORMING HIGH SPEED TAXI'S WHEN HE HAD TO TAKEOFF TO AVOID A GROUND ACCIDENT. UPON APPROACH FOR LANDING THE A/C RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED IN A DITCH ONE QUARTER MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT/OWNER RECEIVED FACIAL LACERATIONS. THE PILOT HOLDS A VALID PRIVATE PILOT'S CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY D^ THE A/C TOOK OFF AT 0735 CST FROM WICHITA VALLEY AIRPORT ON NOV 3, 1999.

## 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 FTW00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA025), Nov 3, 1999: Streifthau Baby Great Lakes (N415), Iowa Park, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane.

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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