# Accident 20030118004659A: Beech D45, Robert, LA, January 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2003, 19:00 local time
- Place: Robert, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5208° N, 90.4175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5208&lon=-90.4175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20684, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20684-2006-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-45 (registry code 1152012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- Reported engine: CONT O4704
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03TA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03TA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030118004659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED TO NEW ORLEANS APPROACH THAT HE HAD LOST POWER. NEW ORLEANS APPROACH WAS ATTEMPTING TO VECTOR THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT CRASHED IN A FIELD.

## 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 FTW03TA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03TA087), Jan 19, 2003: Beech T-34B (N20684), Hammond, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning/decision resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the night light conditions.

## Other reports on N20684 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010902027679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010902027679I), Sep 2, 2001: Beech D45 (N20684), Keystone Height, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed gear up while performing a touch and go landing at Keystone. Pilot stated that he performed a prelanding check of the gear and called out…
- [Incident 19950408010139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408010139I), Apr 8, 1995: Beech T34B (N20684), Jacksonville, FL. Narrative: pilot performed preflight and taxied to run up area. Flaps would not operate. Pilot taxied back to hangar. Hand tow bar was used to position…

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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