# Accident 20111125027069A: Anatra Bart T VANS RV-7A, New Kent, VA, November 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2011, 17:40 local time
- Place: New Kent, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5033° N, 77.1267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5033&lon=-77.1267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N816BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N816BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anatra Bart T VANS RV-7A (registry code 056171Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/anatra-bart-t-vans-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ANATRA BART T VANS RV-7A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 145 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111125027069A

## Narrative

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

N816AB, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS CONDUCTING MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 10 AT NEW KENT COUNTY AIRPORT (W96). AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING THE CLIMBOUT, IN THE TURN TO CROSSWIND, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT SINCE IT WAS DARK AND AVAILABLE EMERGENCY LANDING LOCATIONS WERE HARD TO VERIFY.   THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 28, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND CANOPY.

## 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 ERA12CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA088), Nov 25, 2011: Anatra Bart T Vans RV-7A (N816BA), Quinton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and the subsequent nose-over during the forced landing.

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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