# Incident 20040801019049I: Beech 200BEECH, Van Nuys, CA, August 1, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2004, 01:00 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EIEA
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280TT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280TT-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040801019049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 1, 2004 BEECH KING AIR N280TT EXPERIENCED A RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE IN LEVEL FLIGHT WHILE IT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR HIRE BY SUN QUEST EXECUTIVE AIR CHARTER, (EIEA). INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF FUEL EXHAUSTION. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT VNY, THE TANKS WERE DRAINED REVEALING THAT THE LEFT TANK HAD 35 GALLONS AND THE RIGHT ONLY HAD A FEW CUP FULLS. IT WAS DETERMINED BY MAINTENANCE THAT THE RIGHT FUEL GAUGE WAS READING 400 LBS WHEN IN FACT IT WAS EMPTY, THE LEFT GAUGE APPEARED TO BE ACCURATE. PRESENTED THIS INFO TO THE OPERATIONS SIDE OF OFFICE FOR THEIR REVIEW ON THE PILOTS ACTIONS. CLOSING OUT INCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

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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