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FAA accident report · Amtr VANSRV6 · Paroway, UT · May 7, 2004

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Date
May 7, 2004 · 12:30 local
Place
Paroway, UT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N29KB
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN04LA069
Reported as
Amtr VANSRV6
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries
0
N29KBRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2008 · Branham Kory A BRANHAM VANS RV-6S/N 001 · Built 1999Airframe modelBranham Kory A BRANHAM VANS RV-6Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 7, 2004, N29KB, branham van's RV-6, departed from provo, UT, enroute to parowan, UT. Before takeoff the pilot checked the fuel quantity via the fuel guages which indicated just over 1/2 in the right tank and just over 1/4 in the left tank. The aircraft holds 19 gallons in each tank (38 total) and the pilot estimated the aircraft had a total of 16 gallons of fuel, with a fuel burn of 10GPH. The estimated flight time from provo to parowan is 1.0 hours. The aircraft departed provo at 1130 MDT. During the flight the pilot used the fuel in the left tank until it was about empty then switched to the right tank. The flight continued until past beaver, UT, when the fuel indicator on the right tank went from 1/4 to just above empty quite quickly. The pilot was about 1/2 way between the beaver, UT airport and the Paroway, UT airport and elected to continue to parowan. Approximately 12 miles from parowan the engine sputtered and the pilot switched back to the left fuel tank. The engine ran for a few more seconds then quit. The aircraft landed in a field approximately 10 miles north of parowan airport at 1230 MDT. The aircraft sustained major damage during the landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 7, 2004, N29KB, BRANHAM VAN'S RV-6, DEPARTED FROM PROVO, UT, ENROUTE TO PAROWAN, UT. BEFORE TAKEOFF THE PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL QUANTITY VIA THE FUEL GUAGES WHICH INDICATED JUST OVER 1/2 IN THE RIGHT TANK AND JUST OVER 1/4 IN THE LEFT TANK. THE AIRCRAFT HOLDS 19 GALLONS IN EACH TANK (38 TOTAL) AND THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD A TOTAL OF 16 GALLONS OF FUEL, WITH A FUEL BURN OF 10GPH. THE ESTIMATED FLIGHT TIME FROM PROVO TO PAROWAN IS 1.0 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PROVO AT 1130 MDT. DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT USED THE FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK UNTIL IT WAS ABOUT EMPTY THEN SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT TANK. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED UNTIL PAST BEAVER, UT, WHEN THE FUEL INDICATOR ON THE RIGHT TANK WENT FROM 1/4 TO JUST ABOVE EMPTY QUITE QUICKLY. THE PILOT WAS ABOUT 1/2 WAY BETWEEN THE BEAVER, UT AIRPORT AND THE PAROWAY, UT AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO PAROWAN. APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES FROM PAROWAN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THE PILOT SWITCHED BACK TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THE ENGINE RAN FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS THEN QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTH OF PAROWAN AIRPORT AT 1230 MDT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN04LA069Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportParagonah, UTThe pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. The berm and the pilot not stopping to refuel the airplane were contributing factors.May 7, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N29KB · 1

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

Incident 20021126032049IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Provo, UT(-23) While taxiing hit brakes too hard causing propeller to strike ground. Bent prop no other damage.Nov 26, 2002