- Date
- April 10, 1985, 17:58 local (23:58 UTC)
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9243SBeech C23
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850410011939A
- Case key
- 21719
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustion
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Overconfidence in aircraft's abilityFactor
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
Analysis
The acft departed stutgart, AR, with full fuel tanks at 1250 CST. Five hours and eight minutes later, the plt made an emergency landing following fuel exhaustion near his intended destination, San Antonio, TX. In an interview with FAA investigators the plt admitted 'I just ran out of fuel.' No mechanical failure/malfunction was found with the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9243S
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-1731
- Airframe hours
- 1,775
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4J, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stephen A. Hone
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 15, 1985
- Departed
- SGT · Stutgart K, AR
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 530 total · 520 in this make and model · 450 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAT, 10 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.