# Accident 20181007019609A: Deaton Ronald E TITAN TORNADO II, Corry, PA, October 7, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2018, 18:40 local time
- Place: Corry, PA
- Airport: Corry-Lawrence Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9075° N, 79.6411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9075&lon=-79.6411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N912R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Deaton Ronald E TITAN TORNADO 912 (registry code 0561495, https://openairdocs.org/model/deaton-ronald-e-titan-tornado-912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEATON RONALD E TITAN TORNADO II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 15 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181007019609A

## Narrative

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

ON 10-05-18 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW N912R FROM D88 TO 8N1, A 184NM FLIGHT.  THEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW ALONE FROM 8N1 TO 9D4 FOR FUEL.  TOTAL FLIGHT TIME FOR THOSE TWO LEGS WAS 1.9 HOURS.  9.0 GALLONS TOPPED OFF THE 15 GALLON TANK.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN 9NM BACK TO 8N1 THAT EVENING.  THE AIRCRAFT SAT SECURE UNTIL 10-07-18.  ON 10-07-18 AT 16:15 LOCAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED 8N1 WITH HIS WIFE AND FLEW 184NM BACK TO D88.  UPON ARRIVAL AT D88, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DISCOVERED THE FIELD WAS COVERED WITH LOW LYING FOG.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN DIVERTED TO CORRY, PA 8G2  WHICH WAS 18NM SOUTH.  THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED IN A FIELD 3NM NORTH OF 8G2 AT APPROXIMATLY 18:40 LOCAL.

## 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 GAA19CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA015), Oct 7, 2018: Titan Titan Tornado 912 (N912R), Corry, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent 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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