Flight CTSW N329CT

Summary

On 13 November 2016 at about 21:30 local time, a Flight CTSW registered N329CT was involved in an accident near Port Allen, Louisiana, 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

13 November 2016 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Allen, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Omni (LA46)

Coordinates

30.5325, -91.3150

Aircraft

Flight CTSW

Registration

N329CT

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Allen → Port Allen

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN17LA041

Nobody was injured.

The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from debris in the fuel selector valve restricting the fuel flow to the engine and led to a forced landing on rough terrain. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, shortly after departing for a local, personal flight and while the airplane was about 875 ft above ground level, the engine lost all power. The student attempted to restart the engine without success. Subsequently, he conducted a forced landing in a field, during which the left main landing gear and wing struck a dirt mound, and the airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, the right wing spar and leading edge, and the left wing attachment. Postaccident examination of the fuel system revealed that there was debris inside the fuel selector valve check ball. The debris likely restricted the fuel flow to the engine and led to the loss of all engine power due to fuel starvation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.