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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Roanoke, VA · March 2, 1994

Date
March 2, 1994 · 08:15 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WPKA
Aircraft
N11HW
Reported as
Beech 58
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total200 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Low on fuel got vectors. Landed with left engine shut down. Lacked propper fuel reserve IFR. Blamed fuel gauge.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FUEL GOT VECTORS. LANDED WITH LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN.LACKED PROPPER FUEL RESERVE IFR. BLAMED FUEL GAUGE.