Moody-Siple A N78RB

Summary

On 21 April 2012 at about 21:50 local time, a Moody-Siple A registered N78RB, operated by Broadbent E RAY II, was involved in an accident near Stuttgart, Arkansas, 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

21 April 2012 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

34.5931, -91.5717

Aircraft

Moody-Siple A

Registration

N78RB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Broadbent E RAY II

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Batesville → Searcy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA259

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate fuel monitoring, 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 pilot said that he had been flying for 2 hours, practicing maneuvers in preparation for an upcoming biennial flight review, when the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Examination of the airplane revealed about 300 feet of power line was wrapped around and trailing behind the right main landing gear. The pilot did not recall impacting anything during the flight. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation. The trailing power line could have affected the airplane’s performance, increasing both fuel consumption and drag; however, the timing of the wire strike and actual effect could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.