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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sorensen Danny S BF9-2 · Evanston, WY · May 31, 2018

Date: May 31, 2018 · 17:00 local
Place: Evanston, WY
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N81973
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA330
Reported as: Sorensen Danny S BF9-2
Reported engine: Vendenyev M14P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,016 total312 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

N81973Registered now · Sorensen Danny S BF9-2S/N 24601-001 · Built 2008 Airframe modelSorensen Danny S BF9-2 Engine modelVedeneyev M14PReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 5/31/2018 at 1700 MST, aircraft N81973 had descended onto I-80 heading westbound just east of Evanston, WY. The aircraft struck the sleeper cab of a moving semi-truck heading in the same direction and was thrown off the highway to the right. The aircraft nosed down and flipped over coming to rest upside down. There was one person on board the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 5/31/2018 AT 1700 MST, AIRCRAFT N81973 HAD DESCENDED ONTO I-80 HEADING WESTBOUND JUST EAST OF EVANSTON, WY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE SLEEPER CAB OF A MOVING SEMI-TRUCK HEADING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND WAS THROWN OFF THE HIGHWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN AND FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA330Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEvanston, WYThe pilot’s failure to fuel the biplane’s main fuel tank before the flight and his inadequate preflight inspection, during which he did not verify the fuel quantity, which resulted in fuel exhaustionMay 31, 2018 · Substantial damage