Gordorn Price ULTIMATE 10-300 N6521R
29 July 1991 · Franklin, Kentucky, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 July 1991 at about 23:13 local time, a Gordorn Price ULTIMATE 10-300 registered N6521R, operated by Bill Baird Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Franklin, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Franklin, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Gordorn Price ULTIMATE 10-300
- Registration
- N6521R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bill Baird Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sturgis → Crossville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- BFO91DLQ01
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
DELAY IN SWITCHING FUEL TANKS WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS EN ROUTE AND AS HE WAS SWITCHING FUEL TANKS, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN FIELD WHERE THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS FOUR GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TOP WING FUEL TANK AND NONE IN THE FORWARD AND AFT FUSELAGE TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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