Fuel exhaustion Accident Rihn DR-107 One Design N107FP, Sunday 3 December 2006
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Date:Sunday 3 December 2006
Time:14:26
Type:Silhouette image of generic RODS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rihn DR-107 One Design
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N107FP
MSN: 940116
Engine model:Lycoming O&VO-360
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Langenthal -   Switzerland
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Langenthal - LSPL
Destination airport:Langenthal - LSPL
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The engine quit due to fuel exhaustion as the airplane had just taken off. Control was lost and the airplane crashed.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: DEN07WA031
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/u1992.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Sep-2008 04:03 Bleiente Added
10-Sep-2008 11:28 harro Updated
27-Nov-2010 05:18 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, ]
21-Dec-2016 19:14 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]
21-Dec-2016 19:16 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]
21-Dec-2016 19:20 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]

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