- Date
- September 4, 1983, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Easton, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2308SWest-Heckman BABY-ACE
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830904049669A
- Case key
- 33484
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he took off from tarkio, MO on a return flt to plattsburg, MO with 1/2 to 3/4 of a tank of auto fuel. He encountered strong head winds, and subsequently, noticed that the fuel gage was registering empty. At about that time, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion. While landing beside a highway, the acft impacted with terrain & the landing gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2308S
- Reported as
- West-Heckman BABY-ACE
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- WH45219
- Airframe hours
- 72
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James L. West & L. Heckman
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 4, 1983 · 72 hours before
- Departed
- K57 · Tarkio, MO
- Destination
- M028 · Plattsburg, MO
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 70 total · 70 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 35 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.