Efaw CASUTT SPORT RACER N333GE

Summary

On 4 August 2001 at about 01:30 local time, a Efaw CASUTT SPORT RACER registered N333GE was involved in an accident near Shell Lake, Wisconsin, 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.

Date

4 August 2001 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Shell Lake, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

45.7305, -91.8900

Aircraft

Efaw CASUTT SPORT RACER

Registration

N333GE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI01LA276

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and the misjudged flare that resulted in a hard landing. A factor to the accident was the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness reported that the airplane's engine was "sputtering" and saw the airplane execute a forced landing to an open field. The first responder to the scene reported that there was no fuel in the fuel tank and there was not a strong smell of fuel at the accident site. The first responder reported that the fuel tank had to be removed in order to remove the pilot and no fuel was drained from it. No anomalies were found with the airplane or its engine that could be associated with any pre-impact condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.