# Accident 20050620014009A: Cessna 401A, Houston, TX, June 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2005, 18:26 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VWYA
- Location: 29.5008° N, 95.2850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5008&lon=-95.2850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7KF-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,507 total, 46 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050620014009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06-20-2005 AT 23:26 ZULU, CESSNA MODEL 401A, N7KF STRUCK A ROAD SIGN, 2 VEHICLES AND AN AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 12R AT HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND ONLY SOUL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AND WAS A 14 CFR PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST SOUTH OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 12. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING, EMPENNAGE AND TAIL, LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK AND NOSE AREAS WERE DESTROYED ON IMPACT. POST EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL SELECTORS WERE IN THE AUXILIARY POSITION. BOTH AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE RIGHT AUXILIARY FUEL TANK HAD BEEN COMPROMISED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE RIGHT MAIN TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 3.25" OF FUEL AS MEASURED WITH A 12" RULER. THE LEFT MAIN TANK WAS RUPTURED ON IMPACT. THERE WAS A RIGHT HAND WING LOCKER AUXILIARY TANK OF APPROXIMATELY 22 GALLONS OF FUEL THAT WAS 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 DFW05LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA165), Jun 20, 2005: Cessna 401A (N7KF), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power to both engines due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N7KF (3)

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

- [Incident 20020906023909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020906023909I), Sep 6, 2002: Cessna 401A (N7KF), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. (-23) Left brake failed while taxiing which caused the aircraft to veer to the right hitting a runway light with right propeller.
- [Incident 20010809020129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010809020129I), Aug 9, 2001: Cessna 401A (N7KF), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On arrival from khrl in preparation for landing at kdal PIC extended gear. Pilot stated that he heard a loud bang underneath the aircraft. Upon let down…
- [Accident 19840128001619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840128001619A), Jan 28, 1984: Cessna 401A (N7KF), San Francisco, CA, Substantial damage. Gear up landing was made due to nose wheel door actuating arms jamming the nose wheel up.

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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