# Accident 20100920054989A: Beech D17S, Fort Worth, TX, September 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2010, 20:57 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Hicks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9311° N, 97.4117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9311&lon=-97.4117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17GB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17GB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 153 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA568) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100920054989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PLANNED FLIGHT PER MANUFACTURES CHARTS FOR FUEL BURN.  FLIGHT SHOULD HAVE LANDED WITH 30 MINUTES RESERVE.  FOR UNKNOWN REASON, FUEL BURN WAS MORE THAN PLANNED (OR TANKS WERE NOT COMPLETELY FULL) AND AIRCRAFT EXHAUSTED ALL FUEL ON FINAL APPROACH (ONE MILE) TO HICKS AIRPORT RUNWAY 14.PILOT LANDED GEAR UP IN PASTURE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.  NO FIRE.

## 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 CEN10CA568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA568), Sep 21, 2010: Beech D17S (N17GB), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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