# Accident 19930404007799A: Beech E55, Leesburg, VA, April 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1993, 20:45 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0898° N, 77.5682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0898&lon=-77.5682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777EV-2010-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930404007799A

## Narrative

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

RAN AUX TANKS DRY EN ROUTE. UNABLE RESTART ON MAINS. LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT. STRUCK SMALL BUILDING AND FENCE.

## 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 NYC93LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA069), Apr 5, 1993: Beech E-55 (N777EV), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTORS, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N777EV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20071213831429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071213831429A), Dec 13, 2007: Beech E55 (N777EV), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) During ILS approach rwy 8 lns, in icing conditions, aircraft impacted soft terrain in a landing attitude, approximately 175 feet short of rwy 8…

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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