- Date
- April 18, 1984, 06:19 local (12:19 UTC)
- Place
- Purcell, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26VEBeasley, Gerald L. Varieze
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840418055189A
- Case key
- 21314
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he started the eng by using fuel from the 2.5 gal aux tank, then he moved the fuel selector to the 'both' position. He took off at about 0600 CST & climbed to cruise at 5500 ft MSL. While en route, a short time later, the eng 'sputtered briefly & died.' The plt tried starting the eng by rotating the fuel selector valve to all positions. While descending thru 2500 to 2000 ft, he felt the prop had stopped windmilling. Since the acft had no electric starter, he could not get the prop to start turning without increasing the airspeed. He tried to make a forced landing on a dirt road, but stated he was 'trying to maneuver around & over some tree tops & I evidently stalled my craft.' The acft was demolished during impact beside a railroad track. The plt related that 'evidently the fuel selector valve didn't work.' However, this was not verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26VE
- Reported as
- Beasley, Gerald L. Varieze
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1362
- Airframe hours
- 129
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Gerald L Beasley
- Registered owner
- Gerald L. Beasley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 14, 1983 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- DUC · Duncan, OK
- Destination
- RVS · Tulsa, OK
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,069 total · 129 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.