North American-Medore SNJ-4 N2269U

Summary

On 8 February 2013 at about 18:45 local time, a North American-Medore SNJ-4 registered N2269U, operated by BP Residential LLC, was involved in an accident near Garden City, Texas, 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

8 February 2013 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Garden City, Texas, United States

Coordinates

31.5875, -101.5092

Aircraft

North American-Medore SNJ-4

Registration

N2269U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

BP Residential LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boerne → Midland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA157

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he switched fuel tanks during cruise flight and subsequently lost engine power and fuel pressure. The pilot attempted to restore fuel pressure by using the wobble pump and switching fuel tanks; however, he was not successful. The airplane was substantially damaged during the resultant forced landing. During the recovery of the airplane, 1.5 gallons of fuel were recovered from the right fuel tank and 12.5 gallons of fuel were recovered from the left fuel tank. An examination of the engine, wobble pump, engine driven fuel pump, and fuel system revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the pilot moved the fuel selector to the right fuel tank, which had little fuel, starved the engine of fuel, and was unable to restart the engine before the forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.