# Accident 20260907012479A: Filip Richard/Fakowee Avia Inc INDUS THRP T211 SP E, Benson, AZ, September 7, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2026, 02:39 local time
- Place: Benson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9679° N, 110.2945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benson, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9679&lon=-110.2945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Filip Richard/Fakowee Avia INDUS THRP T211 SP E (registry code 05617YV, https://openairdocs.org/model/filip-richard-fakowee-avia-indus-thrp-t211-sp-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FILIP RICHARD/FAKOWEE AVIA INC INDUS THRP T211 SP E
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 141 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260907012479A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 02:39 AM LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN AMATEUR BUILT, THRP T211 SP E, LOST ENGINE POWER AND CRASHED IN BENSON ARIZONA.

THE OWNER/PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A TUCSON HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE STATED THAT HE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE FUEL LEVEL BEING ENOUGH TO REACH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF LORDSBURG NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT TO WILCOX AZ., BUT AFTER LANDING SAFELY HE FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL AVAILABLE AFTER HOURS. CALCULATING THE REMAINING FUEL ON BOARD, THE PILOT DETERMINED HE COULD MAKE IT TO BENSON AZ. AS THE PILOT WAS PREPARING TO DESCEND INTO BENSON AIRPORT, HE LOST ENGINE POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LOCATE A SUITABLE PLACE TO LAND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT DOES NOT GLIDE WELL WITH NO ENGINE POWER.

AFTER INSPECTING THE WRECKAGE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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