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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 76 · Falcon, CO · July 14, 1996

Date: July 14, 1996 · 18:35 local
Place: Falcon, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6708A
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA304
Reported as: Beech 76

N6708ARegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2018 · Beech 76S/N ME-302 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 76 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-16) N6708A was on IFR flight plan from mkc to cos. In vicinity of oov, PIC noticed a rough running left engine. Asked ATC for vectors to nearest airport (00V). Landed on a road next to cos VOR. Left wing struck mailbox upon landing. Right tank was empty, left tank had 12 gals. Aircraft was towed to 00V. Mechanics at 00V determined that both fuel lines had been reversed on both engines to fuel selector valves. Therefore when left engine quit, right tank was dry. Maintenance reversed fuel lines & returned aircraft to service. Could not substantiate when this occurred. No eir filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) N6708A WAS ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM MKC TO COS. IN VICINITY OF OOV, PIC NOTICED A ROUGH RUNNING LEFT ENGINE. ASKED ATC FOR VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT (00V). LANDED ON A ROAD NEXT TO COS VOR. LEFT WING STRUCK MAILBOX UPON LANDING. RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY, LEFT TANK HAD 12 GALS. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO 00V. MECHANICS AT 00V DETERMINED THAT BOTH FUEL LINES HAD BEEN REVERSED ON BOTH ENGINES TO FUEL SELECTOR VALVES. THEREFORE WHEN LEFT ENGINE QUIT, RIGHT TANK WAS DRY. MAINTENANCE REVERSED FUEL LINES & RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. COULD NOT SUBSTANTIATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. NO EIR FILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA304Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFalcon, COA loss of engine power due to the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculation, and his failure to properly identify the area of intended landing as an airport. A factor was the misrouting of the fuel line by unknown persons.Jul 15, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6708A · 1

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

Incident 20130617010699ILanding: Touchdown · Clewiston, FLOn June 17, 2013, aircraft N6708A crash landed at airport (2IS) in Clewiston Florida. The pilot and the passenger (private pilot, foreing base) were practicing touch and go landings. The aircraft crashed during a landing attempt, the pilot in command (PIC)…Jun 17, 2013 · Minor damage