NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA24LA240
Registry · N7650V
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AERO COMMANDER CALLAIR A-9B
Year of manufacture
1968 · 56 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19930712
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA5687
Registrant of record
NORTH CAROLINA SOARING ASSOCIATION
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
A total loss of engine power while maneuvering due to fuel starvation.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that he departed on the glider tow flight with the airplane’s left fuel tank completely full, and between “1/4 and 1/2 a tank” in the right fuel tank, which was selected for the flight. The pilot successfully released the glider at 3,000 ft msl and entered a left, spiraling descent. At 2,800 feet, “the engine shut down (due to fuel). This has happened previously when the bank angle is steep enough and the tank low enough that the fuel does not reach the fuel pickup.” The pilot leveled the wings, but engine power did not resume. The airplane lacked the glide performance to return to the departure runway, or the pilot’s selected forced landing site. The pilot did not remember the accident landing which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s fuselage and both wings. The airplane’s fuel system was compromised and its postaccident fuel state could not be determined. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Pilot
- — Aircraft-Fluids/misc hardware-Fluids-Fuel-Fluid level
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_ERA24LA240.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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