Unknown BUCCANEER SX UNREG

Summary

On 29 May 2014 at about 01:27 local time, a Unknown BUCCANEER SX registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 May 2014 at 01:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Hefner-Easley Airport (H68)

Coordinates

35.9506, -95.3809

Aircraft

Unknown BUCCANEER SX

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Year built

1990

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wagoner → Wagoner

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

CEN14CA275

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following a loss of engine power during takeoff. Contributing was the pilot's inadequate fuel management that led to fuel starvation/exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 28, 2014, at 2027 central standard time, an unregistered experimental amateur-built Buccaneer SX, impacted terrain after a loss of engine power and aerodynamic stall during takeoff phase of a touch-and-go landing at Hefner-Easley Airport, Wagoner (H68), Oklahoma, when the engine lost engine power due to fuel exhaustion/starvation. The airplane received substantial damage to the fuselage. The uncertificated pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was had been owned and operated by the pilot for approximately two years. The local flight originated from H68 about 1945. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the airplane, powered by a Rotax (serial number 6025420) engine, was about 100 feet above the ground after takeoff when the engine quit due to fuel depletion. The pilot estimated that there was about 8 gallons of fuel on board and stated that the fuel gauge was inoperative. The Hobbs meter indicated 1,972 hours, and the pilot thought that the meter was inoperative. The pilot stated the he did not know his total flight time in the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.