# Accident 19991127043129A: Beech 65A90, St George, SC, November 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: St George, SC
- Airport: St George Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1796° N, 80.5796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1796&lon=-80.5796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N866A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866A-2005-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,366 total, 26 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991127043129A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AT 12,500 FEET, PREPARING FOR A FOUR-MILE PARACHUTE JUMP RUN, WHEN HE HAD INITIAL INDICATIONS OF A POWER/FUEL PROBLEM. HE SAID HE TOLD THE SKYDIVERS TO EXIT, THEN INITIATED A DESCENDING SPIRAL TO LAND, DURING WHICH TIME THE FUEL FLOW BECAME ERRATIC. HE SAID BOTH ENGINES CEASED OPERATING AT 3,000 FEET, AND HE DID NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE NORTHWEST WIND, AND CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO CONDUCTED A POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE SAID THAT HE FOUND NO USABLE FUEL IN THE TANKS, AND THERE WERE NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF THE PRESENCE OF FUEL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. DETAILED EXAMINATIONS OF THE FUEL SYSTEMS AND BOTH ENGINES SHOWED THAT RESIDUAL FUEL REMAINED, AND REVEALED NO INDICATIONS OF PRE-ACCIDENT MALFUNCTION OR MECHANICAL FAILURE. (-23) DURING A PARACHUTE JUMP RUN AT 13,000 FEET TO ST. GEORGE (6J2), SC, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE NINE PARACHUTE JUMPERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE DIRECTION OF THE PILOT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SHORT OF THE DROP ZONE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SEVERAL SMALL PINE TREES AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS FROM                         THE END OF RUNWAY 05 AT THE ST. GEORGE AIRPORT, SC. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANKS.  THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL CONTROL ONLY HAD A FEW DROPS OF FUEL IN THE LINE.  THE LEFT ENGINE HAD SLIGHTLY MORE FUEL.  THE FUEL LINE FROM THE LEFT NACELLE TO THE ENGINE WAS SEVERED.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOISTED UP, APPROXIMATELY ONE GALLON FUEL DRAINED OUT OF THE 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 MIA00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA032), Nov 27, 1999: Beech 90 (N866A), St. George, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation and failure to ensure adequate fuel to safely complete the flight resulting in fuel exhaustion and engine failure, and his inadequate compensation…

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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