# NTSB CHI00LA127: Fairchild PT-26B, N53366, Winn, MI, April 30, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 30, 2000, 11:38 local (15:38 UTC) - Place: Winn, MI - Coordinates: 43.519668, -84.899559 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5197&lon=-84.8996&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49103 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA127 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49103/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA127 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate fuel management. Factors to the accident were fuel starvation, the low altitude at the time of the loss of engine power, remedial action not possible by the pilot, and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, cruise - fluid,fuel - starvation (contributing factor) - fuel management - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - altitude - low (contributing factor) - remedial action - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - encountered, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Occurrence ## Analysis The airplane was substantially damaged during a forced landing following an in-flight loss of engine power. According to the pilot's report, 'Ran left tank dry engine quit running and did not have altitude enough left to switch tanks.' ## Factual narrative On April 30, 2000, at 1138 eastern daylight time, a Fairchild PT-26B, N53366, owned and piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with the terrain following a loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing near Winn, Michigan. Visual metrological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger reported minor injuries. The local flight departed Woodruff Lake Airport, Winn, Michigan, at 1130. From a written report, the pilot stated, "Ran left tank dry engine quit running and did not have altitude enough left to switch tanks." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N53366](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53366-2006-04-06), registration cancelled 2006-04-06, S/N FZ-314, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Fairchild PT-26B - Registry model: [Fairchild PT-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-pt-26b) (registry code 3371626) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: FZ-314 - Engines: Ranger R-200 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert Edward Greenhoe - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 28, 2000, 4 hours before - Departed: 53W, MI ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 82; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; flight hours: 2,550 total, 500 in this make and model, 2,550 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MOP ## 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 20000430037019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000430037019A), Apr 30, 2000: Frchld PT26B, Winn, MI, No damage. (-23) Ran left fuel tank dry during climb, insufficiebt altitude to re-start engine.[privacy data omitted] ## Other investigations on N53366 (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 FTW75DPD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD46), Jun 15, 1975: Fairchild PT-26 (N53366), Justin, TX, substantial damage 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.