# Accident 20221107019129A: PIPISTREL d Oo VIRUS sw 121c, Cross City, FL, November 7, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2022, 16:35 local time
- Place: Cross City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6388° N, 83.1232° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6388&lon=-83.1232&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91RR-2026-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel D O O VIRUS SW 121C (registry code 05641A7, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-d-o-o-virus-sw-121c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S3 (registry code 55594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL d Oo VIRUS sw 121c
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,251 total, 62 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221107019129A

## Narrative

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

PIC AND SAFETY PILOT REFUELED AT 2J9 WITH 4 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE SAFETY PILOT ADDED THE FUEL AND BOTH PILOTS AGREED THE AMOUNT WAS ADEQUATE FOR THE FLIGHT FROM 2J9 TO KCTY WITH 30 MINUTES RESERVE. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED INTO TERRAIN 5 MILES SHORT OF THEIR NEXT FUEL STOP.

## 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 ERA23LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA051), Nov 7, 2022: Pipistrel D O O Virus SW (N91RR), Cross City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ inadequate preflight fuel planning and improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent deployment of the ballistic…

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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