# Accident 20070915824249A: Beech C90, Savannah, GA, September 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2007, 10:50 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Cypress Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1575° N, 81.3914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1575&lon=-81.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515KJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515KJ-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90 (registry code 1152913, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-6A&6B (registry code 61507, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-6a-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,125 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070915824249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENROUTE IFR FROM BLAIRSVILLE, GA TO SAVANNAH, GA N515KJ, A BEECH-90 KING AIR. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED HE STARTED WITH 500 LBS FUEL IN EACH TANK WHICH HE STATED HE FELT WAS SUFFICIENT FOR THE FLIGHT. ON DESCENT INTO KSAV HE WAS CLEARED FOR ILS APPROACH TO RWY 09. PILOT ADVISED HIS FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS SUDDENLY STARTED DROPPING RESULTING IN A LOW FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER TO BOTH ENGINES. PILOT ADVISED HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH KSAV ATCT AND ASKED FOR NEAREST AIRPORT - GA35 (CYPRESS LAKES), A GRASS RUNWAY (13/31) 2700' LONG. LANDED AT GA35, RWY 31, WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY, CONTINUED DOWN SMALL EMBANKMENT TOWARD SWAMP. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED LEFT AND LEFT ENGINE NACELLE STRUCK SMALL TREE STUMP. IN THE PROCESS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED HE HAD RECENTLY HAD SOME MAINTENANCE WORK DONE ON THE FUEL CELLS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC07LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA245), Sep 15, 2007: Beech C-90 (N515KJ), Bloomingdale, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's reliance on inaccurate fuel gauges.

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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