Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 N334LF

Summary

On 2 February 2025 at about 04:30 local time, a Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 registered N334LF was involved in an accident near Ennis, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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

2 February 2025 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ennis, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.3604, -96.5367

Aircraft

Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000

Registration

N334LF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleveland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN25LA091

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper fuel planning which resulted in the 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

After about 4 hours and 15 minutes of a cross-country flight, while approaching the final destination, the airplane ran out of fuel. The pilot attempted to divert to a closer airport but had to execute a forced landing to a grassy field. Upon landing the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage above the right wing. Examination of the airplane at the accident site confirmed that there no usable fuel in the fuel tanks. The pilot stated that he should have refueled earlier in the flight, and that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane, engine, or related systems that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.