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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Barber Robert L SONERAI II L · Jean, NV · April 3, 2022

Date: April 3, 2022 · 13:30 local
Place: Jean, NV
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N333BM
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA142
Reported as: Barber Robert L Sonerai II L
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N333BMRegistration cancelled Dec 29, 2023 · Barber Robert L SONERAI II LS/N 1 · Built 1987 Airframe modelBarber Robert L SONERAI II L Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Aircraft departed the north las vegas airport, Nevada (vgt) enroute to kingman, Arizona (igm). The aircraft lost power near Jean Nevada (OL7) and had a hard landing in a desert. The pilot, sole occupant, sustained serious injury and the aircraft damage was substaintial. No post crash fire occurred.

A flight from igm to vgt was conducted. In preparation for that flight the pilot added 3.8 gallons of fuel at igm. The aircraft was parked at vgt for a period of time. It was noted in the investigation the at the mixture control was separated from the cable prohibiting fuel cut off. The nature of the sever does not appear to have been caused by the accident sequence.

Post accident examination of the aircraft revealed the fuel system was absent of any usable fuel. Based on the information obtained, fuel exhaustion occurred near Jean Nevada.

Due to the pilot's injuries, he was not available for comment. This report will be amended as necessary when more informaiton is available.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, NEVADA (VGT) ENROUTE TO KINGMAN, ARIZONA (IGM). THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER NEAR JEAN NEVADA (OL7) AND HAD A HARD LANDING IN A DESERT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY AND THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTAINTIAL. NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED.

A FLIGHT FROM IGM TO VGT WAS CONDUCTED. IN PREPARATION FOR THAT FLIGHT THE PILOT ADDED 3.8 GALLONS OF FUEL AT IGM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT VGT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT WAS NOTED IN THE INVESTIGATION THE AT THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS SEPARATED FROM THE CABLE PROHIBITING FUEL CUT OFF. THE NATURE OF THE SEVER DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.

POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS ABSENT OF ANY USABLE FUEL. BASED ON THE INFORMATION OBTAINED, FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED NEAR JEAN NEVADA.

DUE TO THE PILOT'S INJURIES, HE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY WHEN MORE INFORMAITON IS AVAILABLE.

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 WPR22LA142Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportJean, NVA reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Apr 3, 2022 · Substantial damage