# Accident 20250315002159A: Stemme Gmbh & Co S10-VT, Kiowa, CO, March 15, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2025, 10:03 local time
- Place: Kiowa, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3663° N, 104.5260° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3663&lon=-104.5260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N237DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stemme S10-VT (registry code 1130872, https://openairdocs.org/model/stemme-s10-vt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX-914 F2 (registry code 09057, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-914-f2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEMME GMBH & CO S10-VT
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX 914 F2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 123 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250315002159A

## Narrative

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

FLYING FROM IV6 TO APA. NEAR ELIZABETH, CO AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHUT OFF, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE SHORTLY BEFORE LANDING. LANDED ON ROAD. CRACKS IN TAIL BOOM. CRACK IN LOWER SECTION OF RUDDER. LH AND RH WHEELS COLLAPSED.

## 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 CEN25LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA129), Mar 15, 2025: Stemme S10-VT (N237DB), Kiowa, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning 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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