Pilot Debrief

QUICKSILVER 2S near Frontenac, MN — 2014-08-20

Final reportCEN14CA479
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Date
2014-08-20
Location
Frontenac, MN, USA
Aircraft
QUICKSILVER 2S
Registration
UNREG
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The loss of engine power during cruise due to fuel exhaustion resulting in a forced landing on a cornfield.

NTSB narrative

The non-certificated pilot reported that the airplane fuel tank contained one gallon of gasoline prior to departure. The pilot departed in his unregistered airplane on a local flight and monitored the fuel in the fuel tank line during the flight. He said the fuel line indicated that there was three inches of fuel in the fuel tank. The engine lost power about a half hour into the flight and one mile from its destination. The pilot made a forced landing on a cornfield, and the airplane sustained substantial fuselage damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the accident flight. His safety recommendation stated that he should not have flown with so little fuel, and he should not have trusted the fuel level he saw in the line.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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