# Accident 20240901019809A: Redfield Thomas C RV-6A, Troutville, VA, September 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2024, 11:42 local time
- Place: Troutville, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4513° N, 79.9095° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4513&lon=-79.9095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136TR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N136TR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Redfield Thomas C RV-6A (registry code 056078J, https://openairdocs.org/model/redfield-thomas-c-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REDFIELD THOMAS C RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 80 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240901019809A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE 508 NAUTICAL MILE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, HE HAD A

TOTAL OF 38 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD. AFTER DEPARTING HIS HOME AIRPORT, THE PILOT CLIMBED THE

AIRPLANE TO 11,000 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) AND WAS FLYING “[VISUAL FLIGHT RULES] ON TOP.” WHILE AT

11,000 FT MSL, THE PILOT REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS AROUND SOME WEATHER FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

(ATC), DURING WHICH TIME, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HIS FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS MUCH HIGHER THAN HE

HAD ANTICIPATED. THE PILOT ASKED ATC FOR RADAR VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PILOT

DESCRIBED THAT THE AIRPLANE “RAN OUT OF FUEL” ABOUT 7 MILES FROM THE DIVERSION AIRPORT. THE PILOT

PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE’S FUSELAGE

AND WINGS.

## 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 ERA24LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA367), Sep 1, 2024: Redfield Thomas C RV-6A (N136TR), Trinity, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in 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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