# Accident 20151221022289A: Davis Michael J MD SPECIAL, Teachey, NC, December 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Teachey, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7897° N, 77.9511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7897&lon=-77.9511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N141MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Michael J MD SPECIAL (registry code 05603PF, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-michael-j-md-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVIS MICHAEL J MD SPECIAL
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR X360 LYCOMING
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 751 total, 273 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151221022289A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/21/2015 ,N141MD, A HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT, KHWV, @ 0930 AND CRASHED LANDED ON NC11 COUNTY ROAD IN TEACHEY, NORTH CAROLINA, 3 HOURS LATER.

THE PIC STATED THAT HE DEPARTED BROOKHAVEN NEW YORK AIRPORT WITH 42 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD (4HOURS) AND CRASHED LANDED IN NORTH CAROLINA, 3 HOURS AFTER DEPARTURE.

IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION THAT THE PILOT PLANNED ON FLYING AT THE ALTITUDE OF 6500', BUT DUE TO WEATHER AND WINDS, HE FLEW MOST OF THE TRIP AT 3000'.

THE LOWER THAN PLANNED ALTITUDE, AND THE DESIRE TO GET AS FAR AS HE COULD PRIOR TO STOPPING FOR GAS, CAUSED THE PIC TO RUN THE ENGINE AT A HIGHER RPM, WHICH ULTIMATELY CAUSED HIM TO RUN OUT OF FUEL.

THE PILOT LANDED, AND THEN HIT A SIGN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP, WHICH DAMGED THE ENTIRE 'COMPOSITE' RIGHT WING.

## 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 GAA16CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA099), Dec 21, 2015: Davis Michael J MD Special (N141MD), Wallace, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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