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CEN25LA129

2025-03-15 · Kiowa, Colorado, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport NONE

Current FAA registration · N237DB

Make / Model
STEMME GMBH & CO S10-VT
Year of manufacture
2000 · 25 years old at event
Engine
BOMBARDIER ROTAX 914 F2 (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20120413
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A222CE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that while enroute to his destination, the engine lost all power. He attempted to restart the engine, stowed the engine to reduce drag, and executed a forced landing. During the forced landing, the glider impacted a fence and came to rest upright on a dirt road, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and rudder. The pilot reported that he ran out of fuel. He stated that he should have used a dipstick to check the fuel level in the wings and not trusted the fuel gauges. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Planning/preparation-Fuel planning-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Fluids/misc hardware-Fluids-Fuel-Fluid level
  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Inspection-Preflight inspection-Pilot
  • — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_CEN25LA129.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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