Accident · 2007-01-09

NTSB case CHI07CA057 · Barron Thorp T18 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-01-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Barron Thorp T18 (N54DT)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decision not to refuel prior to fuel exhaustion. A factor to the accident was the tree line that the airplane impacted during the forced landing.

Source: NTSB case CHI07CA057

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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