Kearn BREEZY N15WK
12 June 2006 · Dover, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 June 2006 at about 00:30 local time, a Kearn BREEZY registered N15WK was involved in an accident near Dover, North Carolina, 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dover, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.1606, -77.3647
- Aircraft
- Kearn BREEZY
- Registration
- N15WK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dover → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ATL06CA091
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to ensure the airplane contained adequate fuel for the flight resulting in a 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
The pilot stated that he did not check the fuel quantity before takeoff. He stated that during cruise flight at about 300 feet, the engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. He made a forced landing in a wooded area causing damage to the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 22 Oct 2006 | Cessna 182T | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States | Thomas Allen Lyndon | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Oct 2006 | Cessna A188B | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | William James Brinkley | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Bombardier F86 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | Silas W. Fuller | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 2006 | Brown Floyd L CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Topsail Beach, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2006 | Cirrus SR22 | Statesville, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |