# NTSB DCA26LA196: Skydweller S L Solar Impulse SI2, N247PF, Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico), May 4, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: May 4, 2026, 11:28 UTC
- Place: Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico)
- Coordinates: 22, -87
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.0000&lon=-87.0000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/800) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Other: Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Parties: FAA, Skydweller Aero
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26LA196
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202937/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA196

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Other: Ditching](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441); cases with it: [Skydweller S L SOLAR IMPULSE SI2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441/sequence.md?model=05642K0), [All aircraft, 186 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441/sequence.md)
- [Other: Fuel starvation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191) (defining event); cases with it: [Skydweller S L SOLAR IMPULSE SI2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md?model=05642K0), [All aircraft, 733 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/191/sequence.md)
- [Other: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341); cases with it: [Skydweller S L SOLAR IMPULSE SI2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=05642K0), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N247PF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N247PF-2026-10-19), registration cancelled 2026-10-19, S/N 1, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYDWELLER S L SOLAR IMPULSE SI2
- Registry model: [Skydweller S L SOLAR IMPULSE SI2](https://openairdocs.org/model/skydweller-s-l-solar-impulse-si2) (registry code 05642K0) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, unmanned
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 2014
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Other work use, Part 91
- Operator: Skydweller Aero
- Registered owner: Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee
- Departed: KHSA, Kiln, MS
- Destination: Same as departure

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.

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