NONE · ENSTROM 280FX · 2009-03-19 · Wendover, UT, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR09LA156
Event ID
20090319X04510
Type
Accident
Date
2009-03-19
Location
Wendover, UT, USA
Coordinates
40.73722, -113.892776
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
ENSTROM
Model
280FX
Registration
N280AD
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from an inadequate preflight inspection by both pilots and their failure to ensure that adequate fuel was on board for the flight. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.