Pilot Debrief

YOUNGS WILLIAM D T211 near Festus, MO — 2013-06-11

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Date
2013-06-11
Location
Festus, MO, USA
Airport
FES
Aircraft
YOUNGS WILLIAM D T211
Registration
N211BY
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Descent

Probable cause

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

NTSB narrative

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.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Fuel management
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have refueled before the flight to prevent fuel exhaustion.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 2 docket documents
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Docket documents2

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