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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech C90A · Idaho Falls, ID · September 24, 2013

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Date: September 24, 2013 · 15:53 local
Place: Idaho Falls, ID
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N191TP
Reported as: Beech C90A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,970 total2,500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N191TPRegistration cancelled Feb 2, 2016 · Beech C90AS/N LJ1223 · Built 1989 Airframe modelBeech C90A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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Both engines failed during approach to landing, inspection of mains revealed no fuel found. Inspection of nacelle tanks revealed no fuel found, however one of the nacelle tanks was ruptured in the accident. Left fuel boost pump circuit breaker was blown (not sure whether from impact or not) pilot saw master caution and no fuel transfer light come on prior to accident. Pilot remembers looking at guages and thinking something wasn't right but remembers seeing the guages showed he had some fuel. Pilot doesn't remember anything after that. Insurance agent stated that they drained a total two gallons of fuel out of aircraft during salvage operation. There was no other fuel in the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES FAILED DURING APPROACH TO LANDING, INSPECTION OF MAINS REVEALED NO FUEL FOUND. INSPECTION OF NACELLE TANKS REVEALED NO FUEL FOUND, HOWEVER ONE OF THE NACELLE TANKS WAS RUPTURED IN THE ACCIDENT. LEFT FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS BLOWN (NOT SURE WHETHER FROM IMPACT OR NOT) PILOT SAW MASTER CAUTION AND NO FUEL TRANSFER LIGHT COME ON PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. PILOT REMEMBERS LOOKING AT GUAGES AND THINKING SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT BUT REMEMBERS SEEING THE GUAGES SHOWED HE HAD SOME FUEL. PILOT DOESN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THAT. INSURANCE AGENT STATED THAT THEY DRAINED A TOTAL TWO GALLONS OF FUEL OUT OF AIRCRAFT DURING SALVAGE OPERATION. THERE WAS NO OTHER FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT.