# Accident 20050702016529A: Beech E55, Lopez Island, WA, July 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2005, 18:55 local time
- Place: Lopez Island, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4839° N, 122.9378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4839&lon=-122.9378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N686T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N686T-2008-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 130 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050702016529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 1, 2005, N686T DITCHED IN THE WATER OFF LOPEZ ISLAND, WASHINGTON ENROUTE TO FRIDAY HARBOR, WASHINGTON.

## 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 SEA05FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA136), Jul 2, 2005: Beech E-55 (N686T), Lopez, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in a dual loss of engine power during normal descent due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the incorrect installation of the left…

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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