# Accident 20120607010519A: Beech 77, Clark, SD, June 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2012, 16:15 local time
- Place: Clark, SD
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8950° N, 97.7106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8950&lon=-97.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18012, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18012-2016-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 12 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120607010519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ON CROSS COUNTRY TRIP FROM PIERRE, SD TO MORRIS, MN.  PILOT SAID LEFT FUEL GUAGE SHOWED NEARLY EMPTY AND RIGHT FUEL GUAGE INDICATED FUEL REMAINING.  THE PILOT SAID THE LOW FUEL WARNING ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON. PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT CLARK, SD.  WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND, PILOT SAID ENGINE LOST POWER.  AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED.  AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INURIES.

## 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 CEN12LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA346), Jun 7, 2012: Beech 77 (N18012), Clark, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which led to fuel exhaustion, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N18012 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870328031489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870328031489I), Mar 28, 1987: Beech 77 (N18012), Arkadelphia, AR, Minor damage. Solo student lost directional control while reaching for flaps during touch and go. Revision of CFI procedures.

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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