# Accident 19950811023989A: Beech B24R, Tell City, IN, August 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1995, 19:32 local time
- Place: Tell City, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9397° N, 86.7504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9397&lon=-86.7504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2503W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2503W-1999-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: CONT IO360B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950811023989A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED MINIMUM FUEL TO STA UNDER GROSS WEIGHT. ONE STOP ADDED MORE FUEL. EXHAUSTED FUEL 390 MILES LATER. (-23) A BEECH B24, N2503W, FLOWN BY A PRIVATE PILOT, ON AUGUST 11, 1995 AT 1959 EDT, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD 1/2 MILE WEST OF TELL CITY, INDIANA WHILE ON PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE COLLISION WAS CAUSED BECAUSE OF FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 CHI95LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA269), Aug 12, 1995: Beech B24R (N2503W), Tell City, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot initated the flight with an inadequate fuel supply and failed to add sufficient fuel en route which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor related to the accident was the rough terrain.

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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