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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Boeing B75N1 · Cape Girardeau, MO · September 2, 2000

Date: September 2, 2000 · 17:40 local
Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
Airport: Cape Girardeau Municipal
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N66607
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00LA285
Reported as: Boeing B75N1

N66607Registered now · Boeing B75N1S/N 75-2661 · Built 1941 Airframe modelBoeing B75N1 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 9/2/00, mr lindsey bredemeyer was flying N66607, a Boeing B-75N1 from greenwood ms to Cape Girardeau MO, enroute to a final destination of galesburg, IL. The a/c is owned by Mr. Vernon main, who was sitting in the rear seat of a/c. at ten miles out from Cape Girardeau regional airport (cgi) mr vernon main contacted cgi tower for a clearance land cgi tower cleared N666-7 to land on runway 02. At approx 3 miles from airport, N66607 contacted cgi tower and said they were having a problem and they though they would not make the runway. The a/c landed in a corn field approx 2 miles from the end of runway 02 tearing off the landing gear and damaging the lower wings. Mr. Vernon main had communicated with cgi tower claiming that the engine was dead and he must of received some bad fuel. The pilot stated that after calling in on 2 mile final, the engine started to cutout and that the fuel in the tank with the marker at the lowest red mark (empty).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 9/2/00, MR LINDSEY BREDEMEYER WAS FLYING N66607, A BOEING B-75N1 FROM GREENWOOD MS TO CAPE GIRARDEAU MO, ENROUTE TO A FINAL DESTINATION OF GALESBURG, IL. THE A/C IS OWNED BY MR.VERNON MAIN, WHO WAS SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT OF A/C. AT TEN MILES OUT FROM CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL AIRPORT (CGI) MR VERNON MAIN CONTACTED CGI TOWER FOR A CLEARANCE LAND CGI TOWER CLEARED N666-7 TO LAND ON RUNWAY 02. AT APPROX 3 MILES FROM AIRPORT, N66607 CONTACTED CGI TOWER AND SAID THEY WERE HAVING A PROBLEM AND THEY THOUGH THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE A/C LANDED IN A CORN FIELD APPROX 2 MILES FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 02 TEARING OFF THE LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE LOWER WINGS. MR.VERNON MAIN HAD COMMUNICATED WITH CGI TOWER CLAIMING THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEAD AND HE MUST OF RECEIVED SOME BAD FUEL. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER CALLING IN ON 2 MILE FINAL, THE ENGINE STARTED TO CUTOUT AND THAT THE FUEL IN THE TANK WITH THE MARKER AT THE LOWEST RED MARK (EMPTY).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI00LA285Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCape Girardeau, MOthe pilot's improper decision to continue the flight when the fuel sight gauge indicated empty and the exhausted fuel supply. A factor was the corn crop.Sep 2, 2000 · Substantial damage