# Accident 20160408004509A: Granger Michael D SONEX, Jesup, GA, April 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2016, 10:30 local time
- Place: Jesup, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5522° N, 81.8703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5522&lon=-81.8703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97GR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97GR-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Granger Michael D SONEX (registry code 05621QF, https://openairdocs.org/model/granger-michael-d-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRANGER MICHAEL D SONEX
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160408004509A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW FROM KVRB ENROUTE TO KJES.  PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RWY 29 AT KJES.  PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT TO THE NORTH OF RWY 29. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A RAVINE.  WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 21KTS AND GUSTING TO 31.

## 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 ERA16LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA151), Apr 8, 2016: Granger Michael D Sonex (N97GR), Jesup, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.

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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