# Accident 20091003050139A: Malone Henr HOWLAND H-2, Gloucester, VA, October 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2009, 15:40 local time
- Place: Gloucester, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4083° N, 76.5219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4083&lon=-76.5219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6626R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6626R-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Malone Henry O HOWLAND H-2A (registry code 05618FN, https://openairdocs.org/model/malone-henry-o-howland-h-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth F30 (registry code 33730, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MALONE HENR HOWLAND H-2
- Reported engine: HIRTH F30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091003050139A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ELECTED TO DEPART THE MIDDLE PENINSULA REGIONAL AIRPORT (FYJ), WEST POINT, VA TO LAND AT A FRIENDS FARM APPROXIMATELY 12 NM AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT.  WHILE ENROUTE, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND SEVERED A TELEPHONE LINE THAT WAS STRUNG ACROSS THE ROAD AND LANDED UPRIGHT WITH SUBSTANTAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA10CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA003), Oct 3, 2009: Malone Henry O Howland (N6626R), Gloucester, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning .

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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