# Accident 20111230029919A: Fleet FLEET 16B, Marion, TX, December 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Marion, TX
- Airport: Zuehl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4956° N, 98.1578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4956&lon=-98.1578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9753L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9753L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fleet FLEET 16B (registry code 3480502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-fleet-16b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS165 series (registry code 64504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLEET FLEET 16B
- Reported engine: WARNER SS165 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111230029919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE PERFORMED A STANDARD PRE FLIGHT HAD A NORMAL ENGINE START AND RUN UP, DEPARTED ZUEHL FIELD FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. APPROXIMATE 15 TO 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE SURGED TWO OR THREE TIMES THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY. HE GLIDED TO THE NEAREST FIELD WITH OUT POWER, MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF A TREE BECAUSE HE WAS IN THE BACK PILOT'S SEAT THAT LIMITED HIS VIEW AND HIT THE TOP OF THE TREE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND AT AN EXTREME NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND FLIPPED OVER ON THE BACK INVERTED.  PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT HURT.

## 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 CEN12LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA127), Dec 30, 2011: Fleet Fleet 16B (N9753L), Marion, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a piece of metal in the fuel line, which blocked fuel flow to the engine.

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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