# Incident 20240329003779I: Quartz Mountain Aerospace Inc 11E, Hawkinsville, GA, March 29, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2024, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hawkinsville, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3012° N, 83.4789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawkinsville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3012&lon=-83.4789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519BW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N519BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quartz Mountain Aerospace 11E (registry code 7320100, https://openairdocs.org/model/quartz-mountain-aerospace-11e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-ES (registry code 17160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUARTZ MOUNTAIN AEROSPACE INC 11E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360-ES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 364 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240329003779I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KAAF (APALACHICOLA, FL) AFTER TAKING ON 16.3 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE TANKS WERE VISUALLY OBSERVED TO BE  "TOPPED OFF". AT 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT OBSERVED AN INDICATED FUEL IMBALANCE. THE GUAGES INDICATED THE LEFT TANK TO BE AT 1/4 TANK AND THE RIGHT INDICATED FULL. THE RIGHT TANK WAS SELECTED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED FOR FIFTY MINUTES. THE PILOT TURNED INBOUND FOR 48A (COCHRAN, GA)  AND AT APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES OUT THE ENGINE QUIT RESULTING IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

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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