Youngs William D T211 N211BY

Summary

On 11 June 2013 at about 02:00 local time, a Youngs William D T211 registered N211BY, operated by Smith James E, was involved in an accident near Festus, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 June 2013 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Festus, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Festus Memorial Airport (FES)

Coordinates

38.1581, -90.4025

Aircraft

Youngs William D T211

Registration

N211BY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Smith James E

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Festus → Festus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA339

2 people were seriously injured.

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

While descending to land, the pilot called his wife and told her the airplane had run out of fuel and was going to crash. The airplane impacted a tree line and then subsequently descended into a field. After the accident, the pilot again contacted his wife and told her that he did not know his location. The pilot's wife called 911, and the airplane was subsequently located in the field about 2 1/2 miles south of the destination airport. A postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no fuel in either the airplane or on the ground near the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.