# Incident 20120224005059I: Interplane SKYBOY, Mohave Valley, AZ, February 24, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2012, 17:35 local time
- Place: Mohave Valley, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9024° N, 114.5714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mohave Valley, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9024&lon=-114.5714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N821S-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interplane SKYBOY (registry code 059005A, https://openairdocs.org/model/interplane-skyboy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INTERPLANE SKYBOY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120224005059I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED FROM THE EAGLE AIRPARK IN MOHAVE VALLEY, ARIZONA, FOR A TWO HOUR VFR FLIGHT.  HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS LATER THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES SOUTH OF THE EAGLE AIRPARK, AS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INITIATING A FINAL APPROACH TO LAND.THE PILOT LANDED IN A DESERT AREA AND UPON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND NOSE STRUCK A ROCK AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE DAMAGE TO BE LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR.THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD VISUALLY INSPECTED THE FUEL TANK PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT AND HAD CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS FULL.  HE BELIEVED THAT THE FULL TANK SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED AT LEAST THREE HOURS OF OPERATION.THERE IS NO VISUAL MEANS OF INDICATING FUEL LEVEL WHEN THE AIRCARFT IS IN OPERATION.

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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