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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA · Bonifay, FL · September 11, 2022

Date
September 11, 2022 · 13:03 local
Place
Bonifay, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N371RB
Reported as
Progressive Aerodyne Searey LSA
Reported engine
ROTAX 914UL
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
190 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft experienced dual fuel pump failure. Engine failure due to fuel starvation. Aircraft was forced to land in an agricultural field, approximately ten miles west of scheduled fuel stop at Bonifay airport. Aircraft exhibited minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DUAL FUEL PUMP FAILURE. ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD, APPROXIMATELY TEN MILES WEST OF SCHEDULED FUEL STOP AT BONIFAY AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED MINOR DAMAGE.