# Accident 20171204023619A: Beech C90, Rockford, IL, December 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2017, 18:14 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2031° N, 89.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2031&lon=-89.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500KR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500KR-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90 (registry code 1152913, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171204023619A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 4, 2017, N500KR, ORIGINATED FROM THE KISSIMMEE GATEWAY AIRPORT (KISM), ORLANDO, FLORIDA TO CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KRFD), ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VFR) PREVAILED IN THE AREA ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE PILOT REQUESTED A LOCAL INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES CLEARANCE (IFR) NEAR KRFD. THE PILOT REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING DUE TO A FUEL TRANSFER PUMP FAILURE 4.3 MILES WEST OF HINCKLEY, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE ON DOWNWIND AND SHORTLY AFTER N500KR IMPACTED TERRAIN JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY 25 AT KRFD. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FUSELAGE DAMAGE DURING THE IMPACT.

## 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 CEN18LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA047), Dec 5, 2017: Beech C90 (N500KR), Rockford, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his decision to depart without the required fuel reserve, which resulted in fuel exhaustion during a night approach and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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