- Date
- October 1, 1983, 18:10 local (Oct 2, 1983, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Burley, ID
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4773JBeech A23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831001052739A
- Case key
- 39840
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Analysis
The plt was participating in an open course air race to jackpot, NV. He planned to make an en route stop at arco, ID to refuel. The wx forcast called for marginal conditions. The plt made a telephone call to arco & confirmed that the wx (at that time) was VFR, so he proceeded with the flt. For weight considerations, he took off with only 38 gal of fuel on board. However, after arriving in the area of arco, a heavy rain shower prevented him from landing. He chose to continue to Burley, ID, but before reaching his alternate stopping point, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during a landing on rough terrain. Total time of eng operation was aprx 4 hr & 50 min. According to the owner's manual, 38 gal would have provided about 4.9 hrs of flt time. Less than 1 pint of fuel was found in the fuel tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4773J
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MA-200
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A2B, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hebbelman John
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 6, 1983 · 79 hours before
- Departed
- GTF · Great Falls, MT
- Destination
- 06U · Jackpot, NV
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 195 total · 82 in this make and model · 158 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BYI, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4773J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.