# Accident 19910124000909A: Beech 58, Batavia, NY, January 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1991, 04:38 local time
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Airport: Genesee County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BIOA
- Location: 42.9902° N, 78.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9902&lon=-78.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73JP-1991-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,343 total, 1,228 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910124000909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA064), Jan 24, 1991: Beech 58 (N73JP), Batavia, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS ON BOARD FOR THE PLANNED FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A DOUBLE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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