- Date
- June 18, 1988, 14:06 local (21:06 UTC)
- Place
- Bellevue, WA
- Injuries
- 5 minor; on the ground: 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N17795Beech 58P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880618034959A
- Case key
- 40725
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that 20 gallons of fuel was added on may 18 and stated this brought the main tanks up to near full (160 gal). Between that fueling and the acc a total of 6.0 hours were recorded and an additional 80 gallons of fuel was added. Records at the acc site revealed that the fuel burn rate of the acft was 40 gal/hr (total). The plt reported that he relied on the external wing site gauges and known fuel added for fuel information rather than the cockpit gauges which he considered unreliable. Additionally, the plt preferred not to 'top off' the fuel system to keep the acft weight low. After departing for the 98 NM return trip to seattle the acft exhausted all fuel aboard approx 8 NM short of dest. The plt then executed a forced ldg onto a divided residential street which was the only suitable terrain available. During the ldg the acft struck a light pole and vehicle. Post acc invest revealed that the acft was not refueled at chelan, WA for the return trip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17795
- Reported as
- Beech 58P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TJ-95
- Airframe hours
- 2,124
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-L(4), 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth L. Martin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 7, 1988 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- S10 · Chelan, WA
- Destination
- BFI · Seattle, WA
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,108 total · 9 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFI, 8 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.