# Accident 20170214006299A: Beech C90A, Rattan, OK, February 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2017, 11:45 local time
- Place: Rattan, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 7EMA
- Location: 34.2386° N, 95.2539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2386&lon=-95.2539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1551C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1551C-2018-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90A (registry code 1152911, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90A
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170214006299A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 14, 2017, APPROXIMATELY 0805 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A HAWKER BEECHCRAFT C90A AIRPLANE, N1551C, OPERATED BY EAGLEMED, LLC, UNDER 14 CFR PART 135, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH LESS THAN FULL NOSE GEAR EXTENSION ON A PASTURE AT SOBOL, OKLAHOMA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE AIRPLANE?S THREE OCCUPANTS, CONSISTING OF PILOT-IN-COMMAND, A FLIGHT NURSE AND A FLIGHT PARAMEDIC.

THE FIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MCALISTER, OKLAHOMA AT APPROXIMATELY 0805 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME DISTANT TO IDABEL, OKLAHOMA. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND A 7000 FEET CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 0822 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE PILOT CONTINUED ON THE FLIGHT, AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME HE EXPERIENCED LEFT ENGINE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A DECISION TO LAND ON A PASTURE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH RIGHT-WING-LOW, NOSE-DOWN FLIGHT ATTITUDE.

## 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 CEN17LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA121), Feb 14, 2017: Beech C90A (N1551C), Rattan, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of electrical power due to the pilot’s inadvertent selection of the engine start switches and the subsequent fuel exhaustion to the left engine as the pilot attempted to locate visual…

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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