Burns SONERIA II N423ST

Summary

On 26 July 1984 at about 13:15 local time, a Burns SONERIA II registered N423ST was involved in an accident near Woodsfield, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 July 1984 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodsfield, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Monroe County (4GS)

Coordinates

39.7607, -81.1104

Aircraft

Burns SONERIA II

Registration

N423ST

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manassas → Woodsfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84LA312

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE A/C DEPARTED CLINTON, MD, FOR A VFR FLT TO WOODSFIELD, OH, WITH A PLANNED REFUELING STOP AT MANASSAS, VA. EN ROUTE THE PLT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL FUEL COMSUMPTION RATE BUT STILL ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE DESTINATION ARPT. ABOUT 3NM OUT THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. ON FINAL APPROACH TO AN OFF ARPT LANDING SITE, THE PLT SPOTTED SOME UNMARKED WIRES DIRECTLY AHEAD. HE STATED THAT HE STRECHED THE GLIDE TO CLEAR THE WIRES & SUBSEQUENTLY THE ACFT STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO LEVEL THE WINGS BEFORE IMPACTING IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PLT FOUND A LEAK IN THE CURTIS DRAIN VALVE ON THE GASCOLATOR. HE REPORTED THAT INFLT, WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS PRESSURIZED BY PROP AIRFLOW, THE LEAK OCCURRED. ALSO, HE REPORTED THAT HIS NORMAL RANGE OF 2 HR & 40 MIN WAS REDUCED TO 1 HR & 43 MIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.