# Accident 20180301001349A: Beech B-60, Ferris, TX, March 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2018, 12:55 local time
- Place: Ferris, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3014° N, 96.3722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3014&lon=-96.3722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77MM-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-60
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180301001349A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID A WALK-AROUND INSPECTION OF THE PLANE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.  BEFORE TAKEOFF HE ENTERED 100GAL IN BOTH OF THE TWO JPI INSTRUMENTS.  DEPARTED ON IRF FLIGHT PLAN AND CLIMBED TO 5000 FEET AND WAS FINALLY CLEARED TO DIRECT KLXY.  FLIGHT WAS IN SOLID IFR AT 5000 FEET.  LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO "SURGE" RAPIDLY AND PIC SHUT IT DOWN.  RIGHT ENGINE THEN SHUT DOWN.  PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH CENTER. AIRCRAFT CAME OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 500-800 AGL, PIC LOOKED FOR A FIELD TO LAND AND PICKED A FIELD BUT COULD NOT CLEAR THE TREE LINE AT THE EDGE.  WHEN HE HIT THE TOP OF THE TREES, THE AIRPLANE TURNED 180 DEGREES AND CRASHED TAIL FIRST INTO THE WET 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 GAA18CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA149), Mar 1, 2018: Beech B (N77MM), Ferris, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight inspection of the fuel level, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to lower the landing…

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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