ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78901
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 October 2010 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Denney Kitfox 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8700T |
| MSN: | 285 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 605 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seguin, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Seguine, TX (0TX6) |
| Seguine, TX (0TX6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses observed the airplane climb after takeoff. While still at a low altitude, the airplane was seen to bank to the right, enter a spin, and impact the ground in a near vertical attitude. Witnesses who responded to the scene reported smelling fuel but did not see any fuel dripping from the wreckage. The fuel lines, fuel filter, and fuel bowl were examined and no fuel was found. The lack of fuel combined with no evidence of propeller rotation during impact is consistent with a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate fuel on board and subsequent failure to maintain airplane control following an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 October 1995 | N20BD | Donegan Benton | 0 | Seguin, TX | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2010 23:59 | slowkid | Added |
| 29-Oct-2010 15:06 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Damage] |
| 25-Nov-2010 07:56 | rvargast17 | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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