# Accident 19990709008659A: Beech A23, Eatonville, WA, July 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1999, 18:31 local time
- Place: Eatonville, WA
- Airport: Swanson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8604° N, 122.2495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8604&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8873M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8873M-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990709008659A

## Narrative

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

(-23)IT APPEARS THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED DUE TO FUEL MISMANAGEMENT, ENGINE OUT, ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROX. 1/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY. APPROXIMATELY 22 OUNCES DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT WING TANK AND APPROXIMATELY 12 GALLONS WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT WING TANK.

## 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 SEA99FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA112), Jul 10, 1999: Beech A23 (N8873M), Eatonville, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Improper fuel management which led to fuel starvation.

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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