What happened
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Lake Havasu City, AZ: privacy data omittedcosmo, crashed due to unknown circumstances off the edge of highway 95 at milepost 166. **update: pilot reported running out of fuel prior to crash landing in a ravine with soft sand in the dessert. The aircraft nosed over in the soft sand. Damage assessment is substantial.** POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: substantial. 11/26/2022 1720Z.
privacy data omittedPilot reported he took off from Lake Havasu airport and flew around for about an hour and a half when he ran out of gas. He said the engine was no longer running and he looked for a place to set down and ended up flying under two wires and setting down between the highway and the lake going downhill. He set down on the nose of the ultralight damaging the nose gear, the nose wheel and tire along with the mains. He said the aircraft was totaled but the engine, propeller, wings had no damage. He said running out of gas was his fault, he indicated poor fuel management because he did not top off the fuel tank.
As the FAA filed it
LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^COSMO, CRASHED DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES OFF THE EDGE OF HIGHWAY 95 AT MILEPOST 166. **UPDATE: PILOT REPORTED RUNNING OUT OF FUEL PRIOR TO CRASH LANDING IN A RAVINE WITH SOFT SAND IN THE DESSERT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN THE SOFT SAND. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IS SUBSTANTIAL.** POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 11/26/2022 1720Z.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT REPORTED HE TOOK OFF FROM LAKE HAVASU AIRPORT AND FLEW AROUND FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF WHEN HE RAN OUT OF GAS. HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING AND HE LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO SET DOWN AND ENDED UP FLYING UNDER TWO WIRES AND SETTING DOWN BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND THE LAKE GOING DOWNHILL. HE SET DOWN ON THE NOSE OF THE ULTRALIGHT DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, THE NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE ALONG WITH THE MAINS. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALED BUT THE ENGINE, PROPELLER, WINGS HAD NO DAMAGE. HE SAID RUNNING OUT OF GAS WAS HIS FAULT, HE INDICATED POOR FUEL MANAGEMENT BECAUSE HE DID NOT TOP OFF THE FUEL TANK.
NTSB investigation
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