# Accident 20180726018059A: Beech C90, Lecanto, FL, July 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2018, 17:56 local time
- Place: Lecanto, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8789° N, 82.4947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8789&lon=-82.4947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90 (registry code 1152913, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter M601E-11S (registry code 64007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-m601e-11s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Reported engine: WALTER M601E-11S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,620 total, 171 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18TA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180726018059A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA18TA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA203), Jul 26, 2018: Beech C90 (N717X), Lecanto, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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