Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R N971WA
5 November 2010 · Fruitvale, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 November 2010 at about 03:10 local time, a Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R registered N971WA, operated by FreddieMac Aviation, LLC, was involved in an accident near Fruitvale, Texas, 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 03:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fruitvale, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.6847, -95.7839
- Aircraft
- Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R
- Registration
- N971WA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- FreddieMac Aviation, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Denton → Shreveport
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CEN11LA061
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was serviced with 14 gallons of fuel (the gauges registered three-quarters full) prior to departure, and the pilot flew to another airport where 20 gallons of fuel were added. The pilot then returned to his home base, where the airplane was serviced with another 24 gallons of fuel. The pilot flew back to the same airport but did not refuel there. While en route back to his home airport at night, the engine lost power. The pilot made a forced landing, during which the airplane collided with a power line and trees. The pilot said that he ran out of fuel and that the airplane burned more fuel than he anticipated.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Siai-Marchetti S205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2010 | Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R | Farmingdale, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 2011 | Siai-Marchetti S205-22R | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | Orlandi Charles R III | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 2006 | Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2014 | Siai-Marchetti S.205 18R | Speck-Fehraltorf, Switzerland | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2000 | Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R | Rayville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1996 | Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R | Anoka, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Cotulla, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-28-140 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-11 | Leander, Texas, United States | Campbell David | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2010 | Beechcraft A36 | Slaton, Texas, United States | Gale Donald H | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Brookshire, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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