# NTSB CEN13LA339: Youngs William D T211, N211BY, Festus, MO, June 11, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 10, 2013, 21:00 local (Jun 11, 2013, 02:00 UTC) - Place: Festus, MO - Coordinates: 38.158054, -90.402496 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1581&lon=-90.4025&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 2 serious - Status: Completed, report April 27, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA-STL-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 87155 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13LA339 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87155/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87155 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA339 ## Probable cause Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Fluids: fuel](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid level (probable cause); cases with it: [Youngs William D T211, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md?model=05619B5), [All aircraft, 1,695 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071010/cases.md) - [Planning/preparation: fuel planning](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Youngs William D T211, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md?model=05619B5), [All aircraft, 719 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Youngs William D T211, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=05619B5), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Enroute: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192); cases with it: [Youngs William D T211, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md?model=05619B5), [All aircraft, 804 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Youngs William D T211, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05619B5), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis While descending to land, the pilot called his wife and told her the airplane had run out of fuel and was going to crash. The airplane impacted a tree line and then subsequently descended into a field. After the accident, the pilot again contacted his wife and told her that he did not know his location. The pilot's wife called 911, and the airplane was subsequently located in the field about 2 1/2 miles south of the destination airport. A postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no fuel in either the airplane or on the ground near the airplane. ## Factual narrative On June 10, 2013, about 2100 central daylight time, an amateur built William D. Youngs T211, N211BY, collided with trees and the terrain following a loss of engine power in Festus, Missouri. The pilot and passenger received serious injuries. The airplane, which was registered to and operated by the pilot, received substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Festus Memorial Airport (FES), Festus, Missouri, about 1900. According to local authorities, while descending to land at FES, the pilot called his wife via cell phone. He told her they had run out of fuel and were going to crash. The airplane contacted a treeline that contained 30 to 40 foot tall trees. The airplane then descended into a field contacting the terrain about 25 feet from the treeline. After the impact, the pilot contacted his wife once again stating they had crashed and that he did not know their location. The pilot's wife contacted 911 and the airplane was subsequently located in the field about 2 ½ miles south of FES. A postaccident examination of the airplane, by the Federal Aviation Administration, showed there was no evidence of fuel in the airplane or on the ground surrounding the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N211BY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211BY-2018-02-12), registration cancelled 2018-02-12, S/N 07, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: YOUNGS WILLIAM D T211 - Registry model: [Youngs William D T211](https://openairdocs.org/model/youngs-william-d-t211) (registry code 05619B5) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 07 - Engines: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Smith James E - Registered owner: Smith James E - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: FES, Festus, MO - Destination: FES, Festus, MO - Airport: FES, Festus Memorial Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: with waivers/limitations - Pilot-rated passenger; age 40; injuries: serious; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: with waivers/limitations ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.88 inHg - Observed at: KCPS, 32 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20130610012059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130610012059A), Jun 10, 2013: Youngs William D T211, Festus, MO, Destroyed. Aircraft crash landed in a field about two miles south of the Festus memorial airport while on approach to the Festus memorial. Aircraft was destroyed on… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 30, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87155. 268 KB in all. - FAA Inspector Statements (item 1, .PDF, 215 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40424085&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%20Statements-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation (item 2, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40424086&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.