Van's RV6 N443JB

Summary

On 1 August 2021 at about 12:00 local time, a Van's RV6 registered N443JB was involved in an accident near Urbana, Ohio, United States. 2 people were 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

1 August 2021 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Urbana, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Grimes Fld (I74)

Coordinates

40.1512, -83.7484

Aircraft

Van's RV6

Registration

N443JB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1989

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hebron → Urbana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA365

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning which resulted in a total 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 private pilot reported that he did not visually check the fuel quantity in the two wing fuel tanks before takeoff. While the airplane was on final approach to land, with the right-wing fuel tank selected, the engine stopped producing power. The airplane impacted a corn field about ½ mile away from the airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount and the left wing. A postaccident examination revealed that the right-wing fuel tank was empty. A Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspector stated that the pilot admitted to “running out of gas.”

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.