# Accident 20000608010869A: Beech 95B55, Erie, PA, June 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2000, 22:30 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1198° N, 80.0795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1198&lon=-80.0795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777K-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000608010869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE A/C DEPARTED THE DUNKIRK COUNTY (NY) AIRPORT AT ABOUT 10:00 PM FOR A VFR FLIGHT TO ERIE, PA. (ERI). THE PILOT SAID HIS FUEL TANK INDICATORS READ APPROX. 1/4 ON THE RIGHT TANK AND JUST ABOVE THE "WHITE DOT" INDICATION ON THE LEFT FUEL TANK. ABOUT SIX MILES FROM LANDING, ONE OF THE ENGINES (THE PILOT IS UNCERTAIN WHICH ENGINE) BEGAN DEVELOPING A POWER PROBLEM SO HE ELECTED TO CROSSFEED FUEL FROM THE RIGHT TANK SINCE THE TANK HAD A GREATER QUANTITY OF FUEL. THE A/C WAS APPROX. TWO MILES ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 24 WHEN BOTH ENGINES IMMEDIATELY CEASED OPERATIONS. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED, STRUCK A TREE, AND FELL BETWEEN TWO GARAGE-TYPE BUILDINGS. THE PILOT CANNOT REMEMBER IF HE FOLLOWED THE CORRECT PROCEDURES FOR HIS INTENDED CROSSFEED OPERATION. THE PILOT WAS INJURED AND THE A/C WAS DESTROYED IN THE CRASH AND POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 IAD00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA049), Jun 9, 2000: Beech BE-55 (N777K), Erie, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of power to both engines. A factor was the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning and takeoff with inadequate fuel…

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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