Accident · 2007-10-14

NTSB case SEA08CA010 · Welch RV-9 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-10-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Welch RV-9 (N475TW)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Bruce W. Piasecki Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Bruce W. Piasecki

Probable cause

Fuel starvation while on downwind for landing. The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management planning was a factor.

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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