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FAA accident report · Beech D50C · Montague, CA · April 3, 2005

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Date
April 3, 2005 · 10:42 local
Place
Montague, CA
Airport
Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N50G
Reported as
Beech D50C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total1,300 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N50GRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2011 · Beech D50CS/N DH-256 · Built 1960Airframe modelBeech D50CEngine modelLycoming GO-480 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During take-off roll, the right engine failed. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft and collided with a hangar. Aircraft was destroyed, pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Aircraft had just come out of maintenance and the right engine had a fuel leak which was fixed, however, pilot failed to notice that the right main fuel tank had lost a considerable amount of fuel due to the leak.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AIRCRAFT HAD JUST COME OUT OF MAINTENANCE AND THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD A FUEL LEAK WHICH WAS FIXED, HOWEVER, PILOT FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK HAD LOST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FUEL DUE TO THE LEAK.