# Accident 20171110018429A: Temco GC-1B, Pineville, LA, November 10, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2017, 10:45 local time
- Place: Pineville, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3519° N, 92.4397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3519&lon=-92.4397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2363B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2363B-2020-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco GC-1B (registry code 9230108, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO GC-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171110018429A

## Narrative

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

AT APROXIMATELY 1100HRS, AIRPLANE N2363B PERFORMED A  FLYBY OVER APPROACH RUNWAY 36 RUNWAY OF PINEVILLE MUNICIPLE AIRPORT (2L0) FOR VERIFICATION OF LANDING GEAR DOWN. AFTER THE AIRPLANE CLEARED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED WITH A RIGHT TURN HEADING OF 28 DEGREES.  THE AIRPANE BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND CONTACTED TREES COMING TO REST IN THE WOODED AREA .45 MILES NORTH EAST OF PINEVILLE AIRPORT (2L0).

## 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 CEN18FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA030), Nov 10, 2017: Temco GC 1B (N2363B), Pineville, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the unporting of the fuel during a right turn due to the auxiliary fuel tanks' improper configuration.

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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