- Date
- February 29, 1984, 20:41 local (Mar 1, 1984, 02:41 UTC)
- Place
- Longview, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1791WBeech E-55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840229057449A
- Case key
- 21273
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff the left engine ceased operating. A shallow turn back to the airport was being made when the rightengine ceased operating. A field was chosen for a forced landing and at touchdown a hard landing occurred. Investigationrevealed that the pilot took off on the auxiliary fuel tanks. The right and left auxiliary fuel tanks contained 1 1/2 gallons and 3 gallons respectively. No fuel was found in either engines fuel system. The right and left main fuel tanks contained 29 and 24 gallons of fuel respectively.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1791W
- Reported as
- Beech E-55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 95-E55
- Airframe hours
- 4,700
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Mid America Airways Inc
- Registered owner
- Mid-America Airways Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 1, 1981 · 156 hours before
- Destination
- TYR · Tyler, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,009 total · 30 in this make and model · 1,906 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GGG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.