Gadbois APEX CROSS 5 N751EW

Summary

On 28 April 2007 at about 17:57 local time, a Gadbois APEX CROSS 5 registered N751EW was involved in an accident near Show Low, Arizona, 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

28 April 2007 at 17:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Show Low, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Show Low (SOW)

Coordinates

34.3319, -109.9944

Aircraft

Gadbois APEX CROSS 5

Registration

N751EW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holbrook → Show Low

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07CA144

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel consumption calculations and failure to divert to an alternate airport, which resulted in a 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 airplane collided with high vegetation during an off-airport forced landing following a loss of engine power. The pilot had completed the flight earlier in the day from Show Low to Holbrook, and had required about 3 1/2 gallons of fuel. He took a spare tank of fuel with him on the flight, which he used to top off his main tank when he arrived at Holbrook. On the return flight, he observed that fuel was depleting at higher than normal rate, but believed that he could still make it to his destination. He eventually ran out of fuel 1 1/2 miles northeast of Show Low airport. He believed that he had a fuel leak.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.