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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C90 · Lecanto, FL · July 26, 2018

Date: July 26, 2018 · 17:56 local
Place: Lecanto, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N717X
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18TA203
Reported as: Beech C90
Reported engine: WALTER M601E-11S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,620 total171 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N717XRegistered now · Beech C90S/N LJ-581 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech C90 Engine modelWalter M601E-11STurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot stated he put 40 gallons of fuel on board the aircraft and departed brooksville, FL (bkv) to williston, Florida (X60). Stated the left engine sputtered and he stared decent and the left engine shut down. Pilot stated he turned to crystal river, Florida (cgc) and the right engine started losing power and no response from the throttle. Pilot elected to perform an emergency landing in a field where the right wing of the aircraft struck a tree causing sustantial damage. Upon examination from the company that examined the aircraft for its repairability it was discovered the nacelle fuel tanks were empty. The fuel transfer pumps were turned on and fuel started to fill the nacelle tanks from the wing tanks.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE PUT 40 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED BROOKSVILLE, FL (BKV) TO WILLISTON, FLORIDA (X60). STATED THE LEFT ENGINE SPUTTERED AND HE STARED DECENT AND THE LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PILOT STATED HE TURNED TO CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA (CGC) AND THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE. PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD WHERE THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE CAUSING SUSTANTIAL DAMAGE. UPON EXAMINATION FROM THE COMPANY THAT EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT FOR ITS REPAIRABILITY IT WAS DISCOVERED THE NACELLE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE FUEL TRANSFER PUMPS WERE TURNED ON AND FUEL STARTED TO FILL THE NACELLE TANKS FROM THE WING TANKS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA18TA203Accident · No injuriesFinal reportLecanto, FLThe pilot's failure to turn on the fuel transfer pumps in accordance with the published checklists, which resulted in a dual loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Jul 26, 2018 · Substantial damage