Probable cause
The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
NTSB analysis
The pilot departed in his airplane to evade law enforcement officers and flew to an airport to refuel. Law enforcement was awaiting him at that airport, so he did not land and refuel the airplane. During approach to another airport, the airplane impacted a cornfield and the fuselage and wings sustained substantial damage. No fuel was found in the airplane; thus, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN18LA361 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 1, 2018
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Waupaca, Wisconsin
- Nearest airport
- Waupaca Muni (PCZ)
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Night
Beech 55
- N-number
- N10DS
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.