Aviation accident DEN06LA046

Name: aviation accident: Aviat Pitts S-2B near Severance (2006-03-05)
Start: 2006-03-05
Location: Severance, CO, USA

NONE · Aviat Pitts S-2B · 2006-03-05 · Severance, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number: DEN06LA046
Event ID: 20060314X00297
Type: Accident
Date: 2006-03-05
Location: Severance, CO, USA
Coordinates: 40.529949, -104.849693

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Aviat
Model: Pitts S-2B
Registration: N221RS
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

fuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. Contributing factors were the inaccurate fuel flow reading and the pilot's incorrect fuel consumption calculations.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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