MINR · Summers RV4 · 2000-08-06 · BISMARCK, ND, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI00LA246
Event ID
20001212X21673
Type
Accident
Date
2000-08-06
Location
BISMARCK, ND, USA
Coordinates
46.799098, -100.760604
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Summers
Model
RV4
Registration
N131DS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was the drainage ditch that the airplane contacted.