# NTSB NYC01LA028: Beech A-36, N565P, Millersburg, OH, November 1, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 1, 2000, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC) - Place: Millersburg, OH - Coordinates: 40.550338, -81.909324 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5503&lon=-81.9093&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 8, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50575 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01LA028 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50575/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA028 ## Probable cause The pilot' failure to properly manage the available fuel onboard, which result in fuel starvation, and a loss of engine power. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - fuel system - starvation - fuel management - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with object, descent - emergency - object - tree(s) ## Analysis While operating on an IFR flight plan in VMC, the pilot experienced a total loss of engine power. He diverted, and attempted to execute a forced landing to a local airport, but while on short final, the airplane contacted trees. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of fuel leakage. In addition, the right fuel tank was full, the left fuel tank was empty, and the fuel selector was set to the left tank. In addition, the pilot stated that the loss of engine power was from 'fuel starvation.' ## Factual narrative On November 1, 2000, about 1015 Eastern Standard Time, a Beech A-36, N565P, was substantially damaged while executing a forced landing at the Holmes County Airport (10G), Millersburg, Ohio. The certificated private pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological condition prevailed for the personal flight that departed Norfolk, Virginia, destined for Holland, Michigan. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, when the airplane was approximately 6 miles to the northwest of Millersburg, he experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot advised Indianapolis Center of his situation, and the controller provided radar vectors to Millersburg. The pilot elected to keep the airplane in a "clean" configuration to improve glide performance. While on final approach for Runway 27, the airplane contacted trees, and impacted the ground to the left of the runway. The airplane came to a stop, and the occupants exited under their own power. In a written statement by the pilot, he stated that the loss of engine power was from "fuel starvation." He also stated, that during the flight he was distracted from monitoring the fuel because of a conversation he was having with the front seat passenger. He added that the autopilot was on, and the weather was "beautiful." According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that examined the wreckage, the airplane came to rest upright and intact on the grass to the left side of Runway 27, about 300 feet beyond the landing threshold. At the scene, the inspector observed no evidence of fuel spillage or inflight venting of fuel. The inspector examined the left fuel tank by looking in the tank, and rocking the airplane. He did not see or hear any fuel moving in the tank. The inspector examined the right fuel tank, which was approximately full, and he examined the fuel selector, which was set to the left fuel tank. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N565P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N565P), registered now, S/N E-3280, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech A-36 - Registry model: [Raytheon A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (registry code 7150001) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-3280 - Airframe hours: 177 - Engines: Continental IO-550 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ernest Hudson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 11, 1999, 177 hours before - Departed: ORF, NORFOLK, VA - Destination: HLM, HOLLAND, MI - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: 10G, Holmes County, runway 27, 3,498 × 65 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 5,880 total, 140 in this make and model, 5,880 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BJJ, 20 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20001101024729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001101024729A), Nov 1, 2000: Beech A36, Millersburg, OH, No damage. (-23) A/c was enroute orf, norfolk, VA. To tul, holland, MI. The pilot reported in cruise, at approx. 6000', that the engine lost power and quit. The pilot was… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.