# Accident 20140929018059A: Preiss Heinrich K VANS RV-9A, Hobart, OK, September 29, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2014, 15:23 local time
- Place: Hobart, OK
- Airport: Hobart Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0195° N, 99.0891° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0195&lon=-99.0891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N259H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259H-2018-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Preiss Heinrich K VANS RV-9A (registry code 05614SR, https://openairdocs.org/model/preiss-heinrich-k-vans-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PREISS HEINRICH K VANS RV-9A
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 449 total, 56 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA526) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140929018059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE ENROUTE TO HOBART, OK AND CRASHED IN A FIELD 2 MILE NE OF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CEN14LA526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA526), Sep 29, 2014: Preiss Vans RV-9A (N259H), Hobart, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's erroneous preflight fuel calculations and inadequate in-flight fuel management.

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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