# Accident 20070712015459A: Airbau XT912, Seaford, VA, July 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2007, 19:36 local time
- Place: Seaford, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2369° N, 76.4061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2369&lon=-76.4061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N133W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne Australia AIRBORNE XT-912 (registry code 059008F, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-australia-airborne-xt-912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBAU XT912
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 369 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070712015459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROX. 19:28 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT ADVISED THE PHF TOWER OF ENGINE TROUBLE, AND THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT APPROX. 19:36, DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT ON A FIELD, IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED. A POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A SEVERELY WATER AND SILT CONTAMINATED FUEL FILTER, AND A GAS TANK FUELED WITH AUTOMOTIVE 90/10 GAS/ALCOHOL FUEL.

## 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 MIA07LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA120), Jul 12, 2007: John D. Williams XT-912 (N133W), Newport News, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to comply with FAA and engine manufacturer directives resulting in deterioration of fuel system components by fuel containing ethanol and blockage of the fuel filter by…

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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