Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 N8500Z
25 February 2023 · Mulino, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 February 2023 at about 02:20 local time, a Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 registered N8500Z, operated by Jonathan E Kreilich, was involved in an accident near Mulino, Oregon, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 02:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mulino, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mulino State (4S9)
- Coordinates
- 45.2063, -122.5854
- Aircraft
- Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000
- Registration
- N8500Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2002
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jonathan E Kreilich
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Yuba City → Oregon City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- WPR23LA115
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning 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 pilot reported that, he departed with 28 gallons of fuel onboard for a cross-country flight and he used 100% power during the flight. The flight was uneventful for a little over four hours, until the pilot was approaching his destination and the engine began to run rough and sputter. The pilot was unable to reach a nearby airport and force-landed the airplane in an open field where the nose landing gear collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot and a law enforcement examined the fuel tank and discovered that the fuel tank was empty. Fuel usage computations indicated the engine likely consumed all the fuel onboard while operating at 100% power. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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