# NTSB Accident CEN26LA003
> **QUARTZ MOUNTAIN AEROSPACE INC 11E** · 2025-10-01 · Earlham, IA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN26LA003
- **Event ID:** 20251002201772
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-10-01
- **Location:** Earlham, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.44875, -94.112944
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** QUARTZ MOUNTAIN AEROSPACE INC
- **Model:** 11E
- **Registration:** N516BW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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