19910124000909A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Batavia, NY · January 24, 1991

Date
January 24, 1991 · 04:38 local
Place
Batavia, NY
Airport
Genesee County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BIOA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N73JP
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91LA064
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,343 total1,228 in this make and model116 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel en route. Tree strike on night forced landing caused spin to impact.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. TREE STRIKE ON NIGHT FORCED LANDING CAUSED SPIN TO IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.