- Date
- January 17, 1993, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mebane, NC
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3523RBeech 23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930117000459A
- Case key
- 8724
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Probable cause
The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot, the engine quit as he turned downwind in the traffic pattern while conducting touch and go landings. The attempt to restart the engine failed, and the pilot selected an emergency landing area between a tree line and a mobile home park; the airplane touched down in the open portion of the landing area. The field examination of the airplane disclosed that the left fuel tank had a large quantity of fuel, but the right tank was empty; the fuel selector was on the right tank. Continuity was established between the fuel selector and the engine, and there was no fuel discovered in the fuel system components. The engine was placed on a test stand and operated up to 2400 RPM without difficulty. Examination of the wreckage failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or component failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3523R
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M682
- Airframe hours
- 3,026
- Engine
- Continental IO-346A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mcbride, William
- Registered owner
- Mcbride, William
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1992
- Departed
- BUY · Burlington, NC
- Destination
- BUY
- Airport
- PVT · Kimrey Airport, runway 27, 2,400 × 300 ft, grass/turf
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 190 total · 120 in this make and model · 148 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSO, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.