20091006024409A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 100BEECH · Aurora, TX · October 6, 2009

Date
October 6, 2009 · 14:00 local
Place
Aurora, TX
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2TX
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10FA007
Reported as
Beech 100BEECH
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,125 total103 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC lawrence purchased fifty (50) gallons of jet fuel at wiley post airport in Oklahoma city for the IFR flight back to meacham Texas. N2TX was on IFR flight plane from wiley post airport oic to for worth meacham Texas when a/c lost fuel pressure due to fuel starvaton. PIC declared emergency due to loss of fuel pressure in both the left and right engine. PIC stated to ATC that he was trying to start engines and was unable to start the engines. PIC attempted to descend without power to copeland airport at eagle mountain lake Texas with the help of ATC. Aircraft impacted the ground in a field and came to rest on a stock pond bank. There was no evidence of fuel spillage on the initial impact point for any areas where the plane came to rest. Local police department secured the crash site NTSB assumed control of the accident site on October 7, 2009.

As the FAA filed it

PIC LAWRENCE PURCHASED FIFTY (50) GALLONS OF JET FUEL AT WILEY POST AIRPORT IN OKLAHOMA CITY FOR THE IFR FLIGHT BACK TO MEACHAM TEXAS. N2TX WAS ON IFR FLIGHT PLANE FROM WILEY POST AIRPORT OIC TO FOR WORTH MEACHAM TEXAS WHEN A/C LOST FUEL PRESSURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATON. PIC DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE. PIC STATED TO ATC THAT HE WAS TRYING TO START ENGINES AND WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINES. PIC ATTEMPTED TO DESCEND WITHOUT POWER TO COPELAND AIRPORT AT EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE TEXAS WITH THE HELP OF ATC. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FIELD AND CAME TO REST ON A STOCK POND BANK. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE ON THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT FOR ANY AREAS WHERE THE PLANE CAME TO REST. LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT SECURED THE CRASH SITE NTSB ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE ACCIDENT SITE ON OCTOBER 7, 2009.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.