# Accident 20111030026909A: Tacchi Torello F VANS AIRCRAFT RV10, Folkston, GA, October 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2011, 02:14 local time
- Place: Folkston, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7911° N, 82.0236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7911&lon=-82.0236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N968TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N968TP-2012-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tacchi Torello F VANS AIRCRAFT RV10 (registry code 05630RV, https://openairdocs.org/model/tacchi-torello-f-vans-aircraft-rv10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TACCHI TORELLO F VANS AIRCRAFT RV10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,321 total, 63 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111030026909A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED HIS HOME BASE HILLIARD AIRPARK (01J) FLORIDA FLEW TO WAYCROSS WARE COUNTY (AYS) TO CHECK OPERATION OF NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT. DURING THE FLIGHT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK RAN DRY THE PILOT SELECTED THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT TO FOLKSTON, DAVIS FIELD (3J6). SHORTLY AFTER SELECTING THE LEFT FUEL TANK THE ENGINE SPUTTERED TO A STOP (NO FUEL) LEAVING THE PILOT SHORT OF LANDING AT 3J6 BY FIVE MILES. THE PILOT THEN SELECTED A PASTURE FOR AN OFF FIELD LANDING DURING THIS SECTION THE PILOT MISSED SEEING THE TREES AND WAS FORCED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT INTO THEM. THIS ACTION SHEARED THE WINGS OFF THE AIRCRAFT ALLOWING PASSAGE THROUGH THE TREES AND STOPPING IN THE ADJACENT FIELD INVERTED. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

## 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 ERA12CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA055), Oct 30, 2011: Tacchi Torello F Vans Aircraft RV10 (N968TP), Folkston, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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