Folland GNAT T-1 N3XR
10 January 1991 · Bossier City, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 January 1991 at about 18:30 local time, a Folland GNAT T-1 registered N3XR, operated by Thompson, Gary S., was involved in an accident near Bossier City, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shreveport Regional (SHV)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Folland GNAT T-1
- Registration
- N3XR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thompson, Gary S.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Panama City → Dallas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW91FA028
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS DELAY IN DIVERTING TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND RADIO MALFUNCTION WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING A FLT FROM FLORIDA TO TEXAS, THE PLT MADE AN EN ROUTE STOP AT PANAMA CITY, FL & REFUELED. AT 1043 CST, HE DEPD PANAMA CITY & PROCEEDED ON AN IFR FLT AT FLT LEVEL 310 TO DALLAS, TX. AT 1227 CST (AFTER MAKING A WX CHECK), HE CHANGED HIS DESTN & WAS CLEARED TO PROCEED DIRECT TO SHREVEPORT, LA. THE LAST TRANSMISSION FROM THE ACFT WAS AT 1134:50. WHEN HE WAS CLRD TO DSCND TO FL 24O AT 1139, NO RADIO REPLY WAS RCVD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLT DSCNDD & MADE AN APCH TO RWY 14 AT THE SHREVEPORT RGNL ARPT. TOWER PSNL RPRTD THAT AFTER FLYING BY THE TOWER OR MAKING A MISSED APCH, RADAR CONTACT WITH THE ACFT WAS LOST. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT HIT TREES & CRASHED AFTER BEING AIRBORNE ABOUT 1.8 HRS. IT HAD BEGUN THE FLT WITH AN ESTIMATED 1.5 HRS OF FUEL ON BOARD. NO FUEL WAS FOUND TRAPPED IN THE LINES OR FILTER & NO EVIDENCE OF A FUEL SPILL WAS FOUND, THOUGH THE ACFT WAS EXTENSIVELY DMGD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Folland GNAT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 1990 | Folland GNAT T-1 | Mojave, California, United States | Jeti Incorporated | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 2013 | Folland GNAT T 1 | Georgetown, South Carolina, United States | Foogair Inc | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1991 | Maule M-7-235 | Cottonport, Louisiana, United States | MAX Merrick | No injuries | - |
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| 12 Aug 1991 | Cessna T188C | Paulina, Louisiana, United States | Gulf Aire Enterprises, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1991 | Cessna A188B | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | Blanco Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1991 | Cessna 177B | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Gaylin M. Allen | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1991 | Grumman G-164A | Bonita, Louisiana, United States | Arkla Flyers, Inc. | No injuries | - |