# NTSB DFW05CA068: Beech BE77, N6717S, Angleton, TX, February 13, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 13, 2005, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Angleton, TX - Coordinates: 29.316667, -95.75 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3167&lon=-95.7500&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 28, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 61007 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW05CA068 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61007/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA068 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power as result of fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper in-flight planning. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause) - fluid,fuel - exhaustion - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - encountered (contributing factor) - object - sign ## Analysis The 700-hour pilot was unable to restart the engine after the engine stopped producing power approximately 30 minutes after take-off, while in cruise flight for a short cross-country flight. The pilot elected to perform an emergency landing on a feeder road for a four-lane State Highway. During the landing roll on the feeder road, the left wing was sheared off just outboard of the wing-walk area, when it collided with a signpost on the shoulder of the road. The airplane continued the rollout and came to rest upright in a muddy field. Approximately one fourth cup of blue liquid resembling avgas was drained from the right wing fuel tank, and no fuel was observed in the left wing fuel tank. Approximately one teaspoon of blue liquid was drained from the carburetor. ## Factual narrative On February 13, 2005, about 1130 central standard time, a Beech BE77 single-engine airplane, N6717S, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a reported loss of engine power near Angleton, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from the Houston Southwest Airport (AXH), near Houston, Texas, approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident, and was en route to the Brazoria County Airport (LBX), near Angleton, Texas. In a written statement, the 700-hour pilot reported that approximately 30 minutes after take-off, while in cruise flight, the engine lost power. The pilot reported that he was unable to restart the engine and elected to perform an emergency landing on a feeder road for State Highway 288. During the landing roll on the feeder road, the left wing was sheared-off just outboard of the wing-walk area when it collided with a signpost on the shoulded of the road. The airplane continued the rollout and came to rest upright in a muddy field. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who responded to the accident site, approximately one fourth cup of blue liquid resembling avgas was drained from the right wing fuel tank, and no fuel was found in the left wing fuel tank. Approximately one teaspoon of blue liquid was drained from the carburetor. Locas firefighters, who responded to the accident site, reported approximately two gallons of water and fuel mixture was recovered from the muddy area around the severed left wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6717S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6717S-2015-05-19), registration cancelled 2015-05-19, S/N WA-69, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE77 - Registry model: [Beech 77](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (registry code 1153007) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: WA-69 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Steven Ware - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: AXH, HOUSTON, TX - Destination: LBX, ANGLETON/LAKE J, TX ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 700 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 9 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,800 ft broken - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: LBX ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050213001439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050213001439A), Feb 13, 2005: Beech 77, Angleton, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot said the engine of the Beechcraft skipper failed in cruise at 1,000 feet AGL and he was able to make a forced landing on the service road of SH-288… From the NTSB's public API. 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