# Accident 20230813012799A: Stephen J Moorman JUST AIRCRAFT HIGHLA, Edenton, NC, August 13, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2023, 12:40 local time
- Place: Edenton, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0218° N, 76.4695° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0218&lon=-76.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stephen J Moorman JUST AIRCRAFT HIGHLA (registry code 05632CO, https://openairdocs.org/model/stephen-j-moorman-just-aircraft-highla) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS2 (registry code 55599, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEPHEN J MOORMAN JUST AIRCRAFT HIGHLA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 535 total, 378 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230813012799A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/13/2023 PIC AND ONE PASSENGER WERE TRAVELING FROM FIRST FLIGHT AIRPORT (FFA) KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC TO NORTHEASTERN REGIONAL AIRPORT (EDE) EDENTON, NC WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PIC DID AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND LANDED ON THE WATER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA23LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA338), Aug 13, 2023: Stephen J Moorman Just Aircraft Highla (N169SM), Edenton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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