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Oct 1, 2025
N516BW accident at Earlham, IA
Quartz Mountain Aerospace Inc 11E — Fuel exhaustion at 3Y3 (Earlham, IA)
DateOct 1, 2025
Tail numberN516BW
AircraftQuartz Mountain 11E · Quartz Mountain Spartan 185 · L11E
Location3Y3 — Earlham, IA
Phase of flightEnroute
OperationPart 91 Instructional
InjuriesNone
NTSB caseCEN26LA003
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
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