SERS · Phillips Flite Bike · 2008-01-26 · Valley Center, KS, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN08LA053
Event ID
20080129X00115
Type
Accident
Date
2008-01-26
Location
Valley Center, KS, USA
Coordinates
37.8325, -97.370002
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Phillips
Model
Flite Bike
Registration
N31559
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during an emergency descent resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to turn on the fuel tank valve resulting in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.