- Date
- July 13, 1986, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Miamisburg, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26ZSmith Miniplane
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860713032229A
- Case key
- 6971
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Analysis
The acft crashed into a tree and the ground during a forced landing after a pwr loss from fuel exhaustion. The plt said that he had 10 gals of fuel at takeoff and after 20 mintues of flt the gauge indicated 5 gals. During the attempt to return to the arpt the eng quit. The plt did not indicate how he determined that the acft had 10 gals of fuel before takeoff. The gauge was determined to be inaccurate. The fuel tank, lines, and carburetor were empty of fuel and there were no signs of leakage on or around the acft after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26Z
- Reported as
- Smith Miniplane
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- FA2
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-CD, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Neil & Deye
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 26, 1986 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- I73 · Moraine Airport, OH
- Destination
- I73 · Moraine, OH
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,201 total · 56 in this make and model · 1,201 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 13 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LUK, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.