Simpson AVID FLYER N7156X

Summary

On 10 August 1997 at about 15:30 local time, a Simpson AVID FLYER registered N7156X was involved in an accident near Westerly, Rhode Island, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 August 1997 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Westerly, Rhode Island, United States

Nearest airport

Westerly St. Airport (WST)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Simpson AVID FLYER

Registration

N7156X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Groton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC97LA162

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed on a cross country flight in a homebuilt airplane and executed three full stop landings at different airports. The airplane was not equipped with fuel gauges. The pilot estimated the airplane's fuel endurance at 2.5 hours. After 1.8 hours of flight, the engine lost power and the pilot performed a forced landing to a road. The pilot reported that he did not account for the additional landings and mismanaged his fuel supply.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.