# Accident 20140222013879A: Beech A45, Hollister, CA, February 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2014, 13:54 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8875° N, 121.4161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8875&lon=-121.4161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N666) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,010 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140222013879A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1354 HOURS LOCAL TIME, N666 TOOK OFF FROM CVH USING RUNWAY 24. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AND FORCED LANDED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH-WEST OF THE END OF RUNWAY 24 IN A FIELD.

## 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 WPR14LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA117), Feb 22, 2014: Beech A45 (N666), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and improper fuel management.

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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