What happened
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Our office received a call from the central roc at approximately 1530 CST on December 11, 2025, notifying us of an aircraft crash on a roadway with injuries in Victoria, Texas. The aircraft was enroute back to the Victoria Regional Airport (vct) when the pilot noticed his low fuel condition. He continued to vct and thought he could make it until the engines began to sputter. He attempted an emergency landing on a frontage road where he struck a light pole and several vehicles at the intersection of fm 463 and mockingbird lane.
On scene investigation confirmed that the aircraft only contained unusable fuel. When interviewed, the pilot confirmed that he had not performed preflight fuel calculations or a weight and balance. This supports the conclusion that the probable cause of this accident is fuel exhaustion due to improper planning and management of fuel for the flight.
As the FAA filed it
OUR OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CENTRAL ROC AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 CST ON DECEMBER 11, 2025, NOTIFYING US OF AN AIRCRAFT CRASH ON A ROADWAY WITH INJURIES IN VICTORIA, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE BACK TO THE VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT (VCT) WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED HIS LOW FUEL CONDITION. HE CONTINUED TO VCT AND THOUGHT HE COULD MAKE IT UNTIL THE ENGINES BEGAN TO SPUTTER. HE ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FRONTAGE ROAD WHERE HE STRUCK A LIGHT POLE AND SEVERAL VEHICLES AT THE INTERSECTION OF FM 463 AND MOCKINGBIRD LANE.
ON SCENE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ONLY CONTAINED UNUSABLE FUEL. WHEN INTERVIEWED, THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD NOT PERFORMED PREFLIGHT FUEL CALCULATIONS OR A WEIGHT AND BALANCE. THIS SUPPORTS THE CONCLUSION THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT IS FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO IMPROPER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
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