# Accident 20060626017269A: Beech 3533, Lincoln, NE, June 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2006, 16:12 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8511° N, 96.7594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8511&lon=-96.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N983T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N983T-2007-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-33 (registry code 1151402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3533
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,332 total, 5 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060626017269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IFR FLIGHT FROM AMARILLO TX TO LINCOLN NE. A PRIVATE PILOT WITH NO HIGH PERFORMANCE ENDORSEMENT IN THE LEFT SEAT, AND A COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR RATING IN THE RIGHT SEAT. THE AIRPLANE HAD A SINGLE THROW OVER YOKE. PILOT PLANNED ON A 3 HOUR FLIGHT AND STATED THEY HAD 4 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES OF FUEL ONBOARD. ATC DIVERTED THE FLIGHT AROUND AN MOA AND THE PILOT SAID IT ADDED ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO THE FLIGHT. ON THE APPROACH TO LINCOLN, THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE POST CRASH INSPECTION FOUND 1 QUART OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT MAIN TANK AND 3 1/2 GALLONS IN THE LEFT MAIN TANK. THE TANKS WERE NOT COMPROMISED AND THE FUEL LINE CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED.

## 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 CHI06CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA169), Jun 26, 2006: Beech 35-33 (N983T), Lincoln, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and inadequate monitoring of the remaining fuel quantity en route. A contributing factor was the…

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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