# NTSB SEA77IA034: Beech 65-80, Tacoma, WA, May 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Date: May 17, 1977
- Place: Tacoma, WA · TACOMA, WA
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, June 28, 1977
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77IA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77IA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0005  77/5/17  NR.TACOMA,WA          BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N18                 PX-  0  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 35, 2840 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            23 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  EUGENE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        REMARKS- PLT REQUESTED FULL FUEL LOAD,MAINS NOT SERVICED.ENGS RESTARTED ON AUX TANKS,CONTINUED TO DESTN.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N18, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18-2025-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Registry model: Hawker Beechcraft C90GTI (registry code 4220017, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-beechcraft-c90gti) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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