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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Remos REMOSG3600 · Oshkosh, WI · July 1, 2009

Date: July 1, 2009 · 16:00 local
Place: Oshkosh, WI
Airport: Wittman Regional
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N261RA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA407
Reported as: Remos REMOSG3600
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 423 total28 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N261RARegistered now · Remos G-3/600S/N 219 · Built 2007 Airframe modelRemos G-3/600 Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed osh for a 1/2 hour eaa-sponsered air academy introductory flight. After approximately 30 minutes of flight, engine stopped. Determined post-accident that it was due to fuel exhaustion. Aircraft came to rest inverted, facing N280°-300, landed in corn, then wheat on a heading of N100°-120 across furlows hit a ridge in corn/wheat separaton causing inversion.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OSH FOR A 1/2 HOUR EAA-SPONSERED AIR ACADEMY INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, ENGINE STOPPED. DETERMINED POST-ACCIDENT THAT IT WAS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED, FACING N280°-300, LANDED IN CORN, THEN WHEAT ON A HEADING OF N100°-120 ACROSS FURLOWS HIT A RIDGE IN CORN/WHEAT SEPARATON CAUSING INVERSION.

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 CEN09CA407Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOshkosh, WIA total loss of total engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the instructor pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing to the accident was the creased fuel quantity tube.Jul 1, 2009 · Substantial damage