# Accident 20230917014039A: Rhodes Steven D SR3500, Nenana, AK, September 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.6508° N, 149.8369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6508&lon=-149.8369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N907W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N907W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rhodes Steven D SR3500 (registry code 05618QO, https://openairdocs.org/model/rhodes-steven-d-sr3500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RHODES STEVEN D SR3500
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 32,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230917014039A

## Narrative

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

SLIGHT RISE IN EGT (ENGINE TEMP) AND SLIGHT DECREASE IN GPH (GAL PER HOUR) FUEL FLOW INDICATED. POWER REDUCED RAPIDLY AND SURGING. ENGINE STOPPED 200' AGL. FLOATS DUG INTO GROUND ON TOUCH DOWN, THEN FLIPPED ON BACK.

## 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 ANC23LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA078), Sep 17, 2023: Rhodes Steven D SR3500 (N907W), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing was the owner/builder’s inadequate maintenance.

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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