# Accident 19970804046859A: Beech C24R, Pollock, LA, August 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1997, 10:18 local time
- Place: Pollock, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5206° N, 92.4007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5206&lon=-92.4007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24PS-1998-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970804046859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 4, 1997, A BEECHCRAFT, MODEL BE-23-C24R, AIRCRAFT, N24PS, REGISTERED TO MR. JAMES R. ROBERTSON, WAS LANDED ON A PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY NEAR POLLOCK, LOUISIANA, FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL MISMANAGEMENT. DURING THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE LEFT MAIN TANK WAS EMPTY AND APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT MAIN TANK. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN DURING VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITONS ON A PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS BUSINESS TRIP FROM TULSA, OKLAHOMA, TO NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS PASSENGER WERE INJURED.

## 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 FTW97LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA294), Aug 4, 1997: Beech C24R (N24PS), Pollock, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's improper use of the fuel selector. Factors were the pilot's failure to use the checklist and the lack of suitable terrain for 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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