# Accident 20041021027659A: Beech C24R, Asti, CA, October 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Asti, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7761° N, 122.9928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7761&lon=-122.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18942, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18942-2008-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 170 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041021027659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED HEALDSBURG CA AIRPORT DIRECT TO LITTLE RIVER CA AIRPORT (O48). PILOT AND PASSENGER WITNESSED THAT LEFT HAND FUEL TANK WAS SELECTED. ENGINE FAILED .7NM NW OF CLOVERDALE AIRPORT. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL SELECTOR TO RIGHT HAND TANK AND ATTEMPTED ENGINE RESTART. ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING AT CLOVERDALE AIRPORT INITIATING A TURN UNDER NO POWER. PILOT COULD NOT MAKE AIRPORT AND EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING IN A VINEYARD. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED LEFT HAND TANK 1 GALLON (APPROXIMATE), FUEL GAUGE INDICATED ZERO. RIGHT HAND FUEL TANK 11 GALLONS FUEL (APPROXIMATE), FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 1/4 FULL.

## 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 LAX05LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA012), Oct 22, 2004: Beech C24R (N18942), Cloverdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation from the pilot's inadequate fuel system management and his delay in selecting the fullest fuel tank.

## Other reports on N18942 (3)

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

- [Incident 20030517010629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030517010629I), May 17, 2003: Beech C24R (N18942), Paris, ID, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was enroute from CA to IA, stopped at Bear lake co. airport (1U7) for fuel and lunch. At approximately 1200 MDT aircraft departed 1U7, after…
- [Incident 19940725045439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940725045439I), Jul 25, 1994: Beech C24R (N18942), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised landing. Nose gear separated. Stopped nose down on runway.
- [Accident 19921219050919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921219050919A), Dec 19, 1992: Beech C24R (N18942), Oakland, CA, Substantial damage. Ran a tank dry on final. Unable restart. Landed on golf course. Check out and IFR dual flight.

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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