- Date
- October 2, 1986, 16:56 local (20:56 UTC)
- Place
- Derry, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N258WBeech BE-58P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861002048929A
- Case key
- 30539
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight suffered an engine power loss while in cruise flight due to fuel starvation. The pilot stated that a pretakeoff check of fuel gauges was made and they all indicated fuel on board.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N258W
- Reported as
- Beech BE-58P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TJ-170
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-WB, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles V. Mcadams, III
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1985
- Departed
- W10 · Manassas, VA
- Destination
- HPN · White Plains, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 427 total · 104 in this make and model · 317 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N258W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.