Jul 9, 2017
Accident
Substantial Milesville, SD
Injuries1 minor
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
Fuel starvation and a subsequent loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination and a test run of the engine did not reveal any anomalies. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed after the loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a hard landing.
NTSB CEN17LA265