# NTSB Accident CHI97LA171
> **ROE-WAYNE MUSTANG II** · 1997-06-18 · PORTAGE, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA171
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08084
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-18
- **Location:** PORTAGE, MI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROE-WAYNE
- **Model:** MUSTANG II
- **Registration:** N11WJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate fuel system design by the owner/builder, which led to fuel starvation as the airplane was on a 'flat' approach to land.  The pilot's inadequate flight planning was a factor, in that he did not fly the traffic pattern of this first test flight, in a manner that would allow for gliding to a landing, in the event of a loss of engine power.

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