- Date
- March 21, 1985, 21:19 local (Mar 22, 1985, 03:19 UTC)
- Place
- Galveston, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2011MBeech C24R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850321008529A
- Case key
- 21535
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At the time of the power loss the acft was in the initial climb following a touch and go landing. The flt departed from hobby airport, houston, TX, at 2018 CST and completed two IFR practice apchs prior to the touch and go. Investigation revealed a few ounces of fuel drainable from the right tank and aprx 12 gallons remaining in the left tank. The engine, fuel injector ass'y and fuel flow divider were disassembled and/or tested revealing no mechanical malfunctions. Review of the operator's records indicate that the fuel quantity gages had been inoperative for aprx 3 months. The acft was last fueled on O2-17-85 and had flown aprx 2/7 hours before the accident flight began. Prior to recovery of the wreckage the fuel injector lines were loosened and found dry. Total usable fuel capacity was 57.2 gallons. Exact fuel quantity after fueling on 2-17-85 is unknown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2011M
- Reported as
- Beech C24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MC-601
- Airframe hours
- 1,868
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Alvin Aero Club Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 9, 1985 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- HOU · Houyston, TX
- Airport
- GLS · Choles, runway 13, 6,001 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,780 total · 23 in this make and model · 2,039 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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