- Date
- March 24, 1985, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Thomaston, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1387BKirst Allen J DR-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 6766
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt made an emergency ldg in a fld after total loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. The plt was on a flt from lakeland, FL. To griffin, GA. With a planned refueling stop at americus, GA. According to the plt he was unable to land at americus due to gusting wind. He continued toward griffin, GA. & ran out of fuel about 20 mi south of griffin, GA. The distance between americus, GA. & griffin, GA. Is about 80 mi. There were several airports along the acft's route of flt & the plt elected not to land at them.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1387B
- Reported as
- Kirst Allen J DR-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 16
- Engine
- Unknown UNKNOWN, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Allen J. Kirst
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- VLD · Valdosta, GA
- Destination
- ACJ · Americus, GA
- Airport
- 2A2 · Thomaston
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 50 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
Other investigations on N1387B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.