# Accident 20080629840769A: Beech A23A, Sheboygan, WI, June 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2008, 14:05 local time
- Place: Sheboygan, WI
- Airport: Sheboygan County Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7692° N, 87.8522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7692&lon=-87.8522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701DW-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,077 total, 350 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080629840769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AT SBM THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND STOPPED.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN A DITCH.  POST CRASH INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE R TANK POSITION AND THE RIGHT TANK EMPTY.  AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS REMOVED FROM THE LEFT WING TANK.

## 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 CHI08CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA173), Jun 29, 2008: Beech A23A (N701DW), Sheboygan, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management that led to fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the drainage ditch.

## Other reports on N701DW (1)

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

- [Incident 20010430016319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010430016319I), Apr 30, 2001: Beech A23A (N701DW), Hen Holstein, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On 4-30-01, at approximately 1815 CDT, Mr. Richard white, a private pilot was receiving a flight review from Mr. Barrett WA. Paasch, a flight instructor.…

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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