Malone Henry O HOWLAND N6626R

Summary

On 3 October 2009 at about 19:15 local time, a Malone Henry O HOWLAND registered N6626R, operated by Michael Malone, was involved in an accident near Gloucester, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 October 2009 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

37.4083, -76.5219

Aircraft

Malone Henry O HOWLAND

Registration

N6626R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Michael Malone

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Point → Gloucester

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA003

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning .

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was conducting a short flight to a friend's private airport, approximately 12 nautical miles away from his point of departure. He stated that he visually inspected the airplane's fuel level prior to departure and estimated that he had enough fuel to conduct the flight. The airplane was not equipped with a fuel quantity gauge. The pilot stated that while cruising at 1,500 feet, he "ran out of gas." The pilot attempted to land on a road, but the airplane collided with power lines and then struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who responded to the accident scene reported that there was no fuel found in any of the airplane's fuel tanks.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.