- Date
- January 9, 1983, 18:57 local (Jan 10, 1983, 00:57 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1847ABeech 200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830109000789A
- Case key
- 33377
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Analysis
During an emergency forced landing on a highway the aircraft collided with a sign. The aircraft had run out of fuel on final approach to Springfield, MO. The aircraft was enroute from white plains, NY. To tulsa, OK. The pilot departed white plains with less than full tanks of fuel and passed up opportunities to refuel along his route. He was landing at Springfield for fuel when the accident occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1847A
- Reported as
- Beech 200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BB916
- Airframe hours
- 432
- Engine
- P&W DT-6-42, 850 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert A. Alexander, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · December 29, 1982 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- HPN · White Plains, NY
- Destination
- TUL · Tulsa, OK
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,371 total · 991 in this make and model · 8,095 as pilot in command · 137 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGF, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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