- Date
- December 9, 1984, 18:15 local (Dec 10, 1984, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Tulsa, OK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2077LBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841209076799A
- Case key
- 21643
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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
The acft experienced a power failure while in cruise flight at 1100 ft AGL. He stated that after switching tanks, the 'engine started twice bit failed to continue'. Investigation revealed that the left fuel tank was empty and the right tank had an undetermined amount of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2077L
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2085
- Airframe hours
- 1,805
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry Applegate
- Registered owner
- George E. Robinson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1984 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- H71 · Pryor, OK
- Destination
- 1H6 · 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 99 total · 17 in this make and model · 55 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 260° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 15 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.