# Accident 20000214012619A: Beech K35, College Station, TX, February 14, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 14, 2000, 21:39 local time - Place: College Station, TX - Airport: Easterwood Field Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.5499° N, 95.2710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5499&lon=-95.2710&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6089E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6089E-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH K35 - Reported engine: CONT IO470C - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA082) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000214012619A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED LOCKHART, TX AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 WITH ESTIMATED 2 HOURS FUEL IN LEFT MAIN TANK AND THAT ALL OTHER TANKS WERE EMPTY. HE STATED THAT HIS PLANNED FLIGHT TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES TO HIS DESTINATION OF SPX, 148NM. HE STATED THAT HE CLIMBED TO 11500 FEET MSL TO GAIN FAVORABLE WINDS AND DID NOT CONTACT ATC ON HIS DESCENT INTO SPX. PILOT STATED THAT HE CONSULTED A COMMERICAL WEATHER BRIEFING SOURCE VIA COMPUTER AND THAT HOUSTON AREA WEATHER AT TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS CLEAR WITH FORECAST OF FOG. SPX WAS OBSCURED BY FOG UPON ARRIVAL. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTACT HOUSTON APPROACH AND FILED LOCAL IFR STATING HE HAD 1 HOUR OF FUEL. PILOT ATTEMPTED TWO ILS APPROACHES TO RWY 4; REPORTED WEATHER WAS 300 FEET CEILING AND 3/4 MILE VISIBILITY. ENGINE LOST POWER ABOUT 5NM FROM THE AIRPORT ON THIRD APPROACH. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TWO STORY HOUSE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. PILOT SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. NO OTHER PEOPLE WERE INJURED. (-4)THE SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE STRUCK RESIDENTIAL HOMES AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING AN ILS APPROACH. THE PILOT'S WEATHER BRIEFING INDICATED VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT; HOWEVER, THE POSSIBILITY OF FOG WAS FORECASTED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS OF FUEL ABOARD. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, FOG PREVAILED. THE PILOT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED AN IFR CLEARANCE TO ANOTHER AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED 1 HOUR OF FUEL ABOARD. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN RADAR VECTORS AND CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH, MISSED THE APPROACH, AND RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS TO TRY THE APPROACH AGAIN. THE CONTROLLER CANCELLED THIS APPROACH CLEARANCE AS THE AIRPLANE WAS LOW AND LEFT OF COURSE. THE PILOT ADVISED THE CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS FUEL CRITICAL AND HAD 'ABOUT 25 MINUTES' OF FUEL. THE CONTROLLER VECTORED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FINAL TURN TO INTERCEPT THE LOCALIZER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PILOT TRANSMITTED 'OUT OF FUEL.' THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THE PILOT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS 8 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS 6 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET. THE INTEGRITY OF THE FUEL TANKS WAS COMPROMISED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FUEL FOUND IN THE TANKS. AND NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF FUEL AT THE SITE. ## 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 FTW00LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA082), Feb 15, 2000: Beech BE-35K (N6089E), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel resulting in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power. Factors were the low ceilings, mist, and the pilot's inability to fly the ILS approach. ## Other reports on N6089E (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19781228020309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228020309I), Dec 28, 1978: Beech B35 (N6089E), League City, TX, Minor damage. Pilot lowered gear and verified on base. Somehow, perhaps due to turbulance, the gear was retracted. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.