# Accident 20150807015249A: World Aircraft Co SPIRIT, Acton, TX, August 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Acton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4605° N, 97.7096° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4605&lon=-97.7096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65XT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65XT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: World SPIRIT (registry code 060008S, https://openairdocs.org/model/world-spirit) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WORLD AIRCRAFT CO SPIRIT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 766 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150807015249A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO PECAN PLANTATION AIRPORT (0TX1) WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE IT QUIT AGAIN WITHIN A MINUTE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND LANDED IN AN OIL FIELD 5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT OF INTENDED LANDING.

## 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 CEN15LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA355), Aug 7, 2015: World Spirit (N65XT), Granbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to use the fuel boost pump following the loss of engine power and the fuel system’s inadequate design, which did not allow for equalization of fuel between the fuel tanks and led…

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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