- Date
- January 11, 1986, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- West Memphis, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20537Beech F33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860111000439A
- Case key
- 34091
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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 crashed into the ground after striking trees during a forced lndg. The acft had experienced a loss of power during cruise after 4 and 1/2 hrs of flt. Post acc investigation showed that the rt main fuel tank was almost empty of fuel and the left main had an EST 10 gallons in it. When questioned the plt could not remember which tank he selected but said it would have been the fullest. The selector was found on the left tank position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20537
- Reported as
- Beech F33A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CE-831
- Airframe hours
- 1,205
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- James Noel Trometer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 24, 1985 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- CLR · Clearwater, FL
- Destination
- IXD · Kansas City, KS
- Airport
- AWM · West Memphis, runway 17, 5,000 × 100 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 621 total · 406 in this make and model · 342 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 130 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.