# Accident 19940909032239A: Beech D18S, Mt Pleasant, MI, September 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1994, 17:25 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EARA
- Location: 43.5967° N, 84.7760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5967&lon=-84.7760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666S-2015-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940909032239A

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION. PILOT MISMANAGED FUEL. EIGHTY GALLONS REMAINED WHEN ENGINES QUIT.

## 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 CHI94LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA323), Sep 9, 1994: Beech D18S (N666S), Mt Pleasant, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper fuel selector position by the pilot-in-command which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor was rough/uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N666S (1)

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

- [Incident 19850723041049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850723041049I), Jul 23, 1985: Beech D18S (N666S), Springfield, IL. Engine failure en route. Precautionary landing made. Found excessive ferrous metal in oil filter.

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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