NTSB CAROL · Event
Event BFO86FHD04
Registry · N100WL
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-8
Year of manufacture
2012
Engine
LYCOMING IO-360-A3B6D (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20130205
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A006B3
Registrant of record
LIVELY WADE C
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING A VFR-ON-TOP FLT WITH NO FLT PLAN, THE ENG LOST POWER FROM FUEL STARVATION. THE PLT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT FUEL WAS STILL REMAINING IN A NON-SELECTED AUX TANK. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING ON THE MEDIAN OF A HIGHWAY. PROPERTY DAMAGE CONSISTED OF BROKEN UTILITY WIRES. THE PLT WAS UNAWARE THAT HIS PARTNER HAD MADE A FUEL SYSTEM MODIFICATION TO THE HOME BUILT ACFT BY ROUTING THE RETURN FUEL TO THE AUX TANK RATHER THAN THE MAIN TANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1986_BFO86FHD04.txt.
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