# Accident 20241011015889A: Ditsler Paul A DAKOTA HAWK, Nickelsville, GA, October 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2024, 22:15 local time
- Place: Nickelsville, GA
- Airport: Tom B David Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6019° N, 84.7767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6019&lon=-84.7767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N357PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N357PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ditsler Paul A DAKOTA HAWK (registry code 05638N3, https://openairdocs.org/model/ditsler-paul-a-dakota-hawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DITSLER PAUL A DAKOTA HAWK
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total, 16 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241011015889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED HE DEPLEATED THE HEADER TANK OF FUEL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE POWER. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE FOR FUEL TRANSFER FROM WING TANKS AND MADE HARD LANDING ON A SOD FARM, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. BOTH WINGS FOLDED DUE TO INERTIA AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ERA25LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA010), Oct 11, 2024: Ditsler Paul A Dakota Hawk (N357PC), Nicklesville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, fuel planning, and improper fuel management during flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent…

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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