Amateur Built VARIEZE N115JT
27 July 2005 · Alco, Arkansas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 July 2005 at about 20:46 local time, a Amateur Built VARIEZE registered N115JT, operated by James L. Townsend, was involved in an accident near Alco, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 20:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alco, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.8858, -92.3669
- Aircraft
- Amateur Built VARIEZE
- Registration
- N115JT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James L. Townsend
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oshkosh → Clinton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW05CA198
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's pilots failure to refuel the airplane. Contributing factors were the low ceilings and the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After flying cross-country for three and one-half hours, the 3,308-hour pilot made a precautionary landing on a highway after he encoutered low ceilings near his destination airport. The pilot received a weather briefing prior to his departure, and had monitored weather reports during the flight, however, a fuel stop was not planned. On landing roll, the airplane's right wing struck a mailbox, and came to rest inverted in a ditch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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