# Accident 20101104055239A: Siai-Marche S.205/22R, Fruitvale, TX, November 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2010, 21:00 local time
- Place: Fruitvale, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6847° N, 95.7839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6847&lon=-95.7839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N971WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971WA-2012-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (registry code 8120412, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIAI-MARCHE S.205/22R
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V 350 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101104055239A

## Narrative

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

UPON ARRIVAL AT ACCIDENT, I NOTED THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILLAGE AT THE SCENE.  TALKED TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE.  AFTER EXAMINING THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS, I NOTED THE TANKS WERE COMPLETELY EMPTY.  IN PILOT'S STATEMENT, HE STATED IN HIS OPINION THAT HE RAN OUT OF 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 CEN11LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA061), Nov 5, 2010: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (N971WA), Fruitvale, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel 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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