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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Conner T C RANS S-6ES · Yorkville, IL · September 10, 2013

Date: September 10, 2013 · 17:30 local
Place: Yorkville, IL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N76087
Reported as: Conner T C Rans S-6ES
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 85 total85 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N76087Registered now · Conner T C RANS S-6ESS/N 0293431 · Built 1997 Airframe modelConner T C RANS S-6ES Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot-in command was traveling from lewis university airport (klot) to whiteside airport (ksqi). The PIC believed that he had enough fuel to make a stop at aurora airport (karr). The PIC took off from lewis university at approximately 1715 CDT. At approximately 6.6 miles from aurora airport (arr) the engine stopped from fuel starvation and the PIC was forced to land in a field. Upon landing in a field the plane flipped over and came to rest upside down. There were no injuries to pilot or passenger and minimal damage was done to the experimental aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT-IN COMMAND WAS TRAVELING FROM LEWIS UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (KLOT) TO WHITESIDE AIRPORT (KSQI). THE PIC BELIEVED THAT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE A STOP AT AURORA AIRPORT (KARR). THE PIC TOOK OFF FROM LEWIS UNIVERSITY AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 CDT. AT APPROXIMATELY 6.6 MILES FROM AURORA AIRPORT (ARR) THE ENGINE STOPPED FROM FUEL STARVATION AND THE PIC WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD. UPON LANDING IN A FIELD THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER AND MINIMAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT.