# Incident 20080918856739I: Indusa T211THORPEDO, September 18, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2008
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5993° N, 86.7108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5993&lon=-86.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107JF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107JF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Indus T-211 THORPEDO (registry code 060002U, https://openairdocs.org/model/indus-t-211-thorpedo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INDUSA T211THORPEDO
- Reported engine: JABIRU JABIRU3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08IA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08IA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080918856739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEFT DANBURY, CT, ON 09/17/2008, IN A LSA MANUFACTURED BY INDUS AVIATION, INC OF DALLAS, TX.  THE T-211 THORPEDO, N107JF'S FINAL DESTINATION WAS HIBBING, MN FOR DELIVERY.  THE PILOT EXPERIENCING RADIO DIFFICULTIES LANDED IN YOUNGTOWN, OH.  THE FOLLOWING DAY, 09/18/2008, THE PILOT FLEW TO AKRON, OH., WHERE STEINER AVIATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. WORKED ON THE AVIONICS. THE PILOT SAID HE TOPPED OFF THE FUEL TANK IN AKRON BY ADDING 4.4 GALLONS OF FUEL AND THE PROCEEDED TO STURGIS, MI.  LANDING IN STURGIS THE PILOT TOPPED OFF THE FUEL TANK AGAIN ADDING 11.88 GALLONS.  THE PILOT INTENDED TO FLY AROUND THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF LAKE MICHIGAN WHEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE.  SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESTART THE ENGINE.  THE PILOT LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD WITH NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI08IA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08IA294), Sep 18, 2008: Indus T-211 Thorpedo (N107JF), La Porte, IN, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of siphoning from the fuel filler neck and cap. Contributing to the incident were the fuel over-servicing which resulted in the siphoning…

## Other reports on N107JF (1)

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

- [Incident 20240304001579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240304001579I), Mar 4, 2024: Indus Aviation Inc T-211 THORPEDO (N107JF), Maricopa, AZ, Minor damage. As the aircraft departed the airport the pilot received a radio call from the airport manager informing him of an apparent issue with the nose landing gear.…

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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