- Date
- December 23, 1988, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Gilbertsville, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6046VBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881223056379A
- Case key
- 7971
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During preflt inspection fuel was noted to be up to the slots in the tab for the reduced fuel indicators, or 20 gal each tank. A 3 hour, dark night, cross country was flown to destination. PIC said acft arrived with about 5 gal fuel remaining in each tank. On final approach the acft was too high and a go around was initiated. After applying full power and raising the flaps the engine quit suddenly at about 650 feet above ground. A forced landing was made straight ahead into trees. The flt manual cautions against making a takeoff with the fuel gages indicating in the yellow band which is from e to 1/3. A go around on final involves a nose up attitude similar to that experienced on takeoff. Evidence of fuel was found in the right tank & the carburetor. Left tank was empty and ruptured with no evidence of fuel. The selector was on the left tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6046V
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2171
- Airframe hours
- 2,408
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David Kapinus/Charles Doyle
- Registered owner
- Kapinus, David M/Mertogul,
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 4, 1988 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- JOT · Joliet, IL
- Airport
- M34 · Kentucky Dam State Park, runway 27, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 108 total · 84 in this make and model · 75 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.