- Date
- June 15, 1990, 12:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Mcgregor, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8472VAyres S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900615023929A
- Case key
- 22933
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Probable cause
The fuel exhaustion induced power loss, which resulted from the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that the fuel quantity gauge was inoperative and that he intended to refuel every hour and 45 minutes. He had flown for two hours without refueling on the preceding day. At 1,500 feet the power loss occurred. During the forced landing the pilot realized that his chosen site had uneven terrain and ditches. He was trying to fly the airplane across a ditch when the tail struck the embankment. No evidence of fuel in the wreckage was found and the successful engine test run did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8472V
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2232R
- Airframe hours
- 4,994
- Engine
- P&W R1340ANI, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91 subpart F
- Registered owner
- Billy J. Stewman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 11, 1990 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- MSA · Mount Pleasant, TX
- Destination
- 5R5 · Wharton, TX
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,835 total · 510 in this make and model · 2,688 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8472V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.