# Accident 19940604013789A: Beech C23, Gary, IN, June 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: R G Hatcher Gary Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18893, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18893-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940604013789A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IN PATTERN. HIT FENCE LANDING OFF AIRPORT. NO FUEL. FAILED DECLARE EMERGENCY AND TURN SHORT TO RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI94LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA187), Jun 4, 1994: Beech C-23 (N18893), Gary, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DELAY IN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY THE…

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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