White Lightning WLAC-1 N100WL
27 September 1986 · Wilmington, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 September 1986 at about 15:28 local time, a White Lightning WLAC-1 registered N100WL, operated by Howell C. Jones, was involved in an accident near Wilmington, Delaware, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.6597, -75.5709
- Aircraft
- White Lightning WLAC-1
- Registration
- N100WL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Howell C. Jones
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Walterboro → Wilmington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO86FHD04
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
DURING A VFR-ON-TOP FLT WITH NO FLT PLAN, THE ENG LOST POWER FROM FUEL STARVATION. THE PLT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT FUEL WAS STILL REMAINING IN A NON-SELECTED AUX TANK. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING ON THE MEDIAN OF A HIGHWAY. PROPERTY DAMAGE CONSISTED OF BROKEN UTILITY WIRES. THE PLT WAS UNAWARE THAT HIS PARTNER HAD MADE A FUEL SYSTEM MODIFICATION TO THE HOME BUILT ACFT BY ROUTING THE RETURN FUEL TO THE AUX TANK RATHER THAN THE MAIN TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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