# Incident 20031022031829I: Beech 77, Dothan, AL, October 22, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2003, 09:45 local time
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2232° N, 85.3905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dothan, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2232&lon=-85.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6754W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6754W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031022031829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AND IN LEVEL FLIGHT, HE HAD A SUDDEN DROP IN RPM AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT STATED HE WENT THROUGH A CHECK OF EQUIPMENT AND SETTING. HE THEN SET UP TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING, ENDING UP ON IT'S NOSE. INVESTIGATION FOUND RIGHT TANK EMPTY AND ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK.

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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