What happened
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(.19) On September 19, 1999, about 1327 eastern daylight time, a Beech BE-35-J35, N648T, collided with trees following a loss of engine power in bartow, Florida. The airplane was operated by the private pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The pilot and passenger received fatal injuries during the post crash fire and the airplane was destroyed. The flight had originated from brooksville, Florida, about 1315. According to witnesses, the airplane was observed coming in low from the east. Witnesses said the airplane banked hard to the south and struck some pine trees. The airplane then nosed down into the ground and burned. Examination of the wreckage found that the right main, right auxiliary, and right tip tank had burned during the post crash fire. The left auxiliary, and left tip tank also burned, however, the left main fuel tank was not damaged and contained 52 ounces of fuel. In addition, the fuel selector valve was found positioned on the left main tank. The airplane was moved to quality aircraft salvage for further examination. (.4)several minutes into the flight, the airplane was observed by eyewitnesses flying low from east of sr 471. Eyewitnesses said the airplane banked hard to the left and collided with pine trees. The airplane then went into a nosed down attitude, collided with the ground and burst into flames. Examination of the wreckage found that the right main, right auxiliary and right tip tank had burned during the post crash fire. The left auxiliary, and left tip tank also burned, however, the left main fuel tank was not damaged and contained 52 ounces of fuel. In addition, the fuel selector valve was found positioned on the left main tank. The exact amount of fuel onboard the airplane at the time of the accident was not determined. A witness to the accident who assisted in the rescue of the passenger reported that the intense fire prevented the rescue of the pilot. Examination of the airframe and the engine assembly failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or component failure. (-23)aircraft lost power and hit trees while attemping to make a forced landing on a two lane road near Webster Florida. The aircraft burned after im pacting the ground. The pilot sustained fatal injuries and the passenger received serious injuries. A preliminary NTSB investigation found fuel mismanagement as the probable cause for the loss of engine power leading to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1999, ABOUT 1327 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE-35-J35, N648T, COLLIDED WITH TREES FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN BARTOW, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES DURING THE POST CRASH FIRE AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA, ABOUT 1315. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED COMING IN LOW FROM THE EAST. WITNESSES SAID THE AIRPLANE BANKED HARD TO THE SOUTH AND STRUCK SOME PINE TREES. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED DOWN INTO THE GROUND AND BURNED. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT MAIN, RIGHT AUXILIARY, AND RIGHT TIP TANK HAD BURNED DURING THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE LEFT AUXILIARY, AND LEFT TIP TANK ALSO BURNED, HOWEVER, THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS NOT DAMAGED AND CONTAINED 52 OUNCES OF FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS FOUND POSITIONED ON THE LEFT MAIN TANK. THE AIRPLANE WAS MOVED TO QUALITY AIRCRAFT SALVAGE FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. (.4)SEVERAL MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED BY EYEWITNESSES FLYING LOW FROM EAST OF SR 471. EYEWITNESSES SAID THE AIRPLANE BANKED HARD TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH PINE TREES. THE AIRPLANE THEN WENT INTO A NOSED DOWN ATTITUDE, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND BURST INTO FLAMES. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT MAIN, RIGHT AUXILIARY AND RIGHT TIP TANK HAD BURNED DURING THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE LEFT AUXILIARY, AND LEFT TIP TANK ALSO BURNED, HOWEVER, THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS NOT DAMAGED AND CONTAINED 52 OUNCES OF FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS FOUND POSITIONED ON THE LEFT MAIN TANK. THE EXACT AMOUNT OF FUEL ONBOARD THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT DETERMINED. A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT WHO ASSISTED IN THE RESCUE OF THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE INTENSE FIRE PREVENTED THE RESCUE OF THE PILOT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR COMPONENT FAILURE. (-23)AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND HIT TREES WHILE ATTEMPING TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON A TWO LANE ROAD NEAR WEBSTER FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER IM PACTING THE GROUND. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. A PRELIMINARY NTSB INVESTIGATION FOUND FUEL MISMANAGEMENT AS THE PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER LEADING TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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