# Accident 20110618013079A: Beech B23, Jean, NV, June 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2011, 07:05 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7986° N, 115.2786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7986&lon=-115.2786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6991Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6991Q-2012-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110618013079A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT OPERATING HIS PERSONAL AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING SLOW FLIGHT PRACTICE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PILOT LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AS TO FUEL REMAINING IN SELECTED TANK RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF POWER. IN AN ATTEMPT TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND TOO LOW FOR AN ENGINE RESTART. THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING TO ROUGH TERRAIN RESULTED IN SUBSANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR11LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA263), Jun 18, 2011: Beech B23 (N6991Q), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper in-flight fuel management when he did not switch to the fullest fuel tank when the engine began to lose power, which resulted in fuel starvation and the complete loss of…

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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