# NTSB SEA88FA113: Beech 58P, N17795, Bellevue, WA, June 18, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: June 18, 1988, 14:06 local (21:06 UTC)
- Place: Bellevue, WA
- Coordinates: 47.619819, -122.140419 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6198&lon=-122.1404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 5 minor; on the ground: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA88FA113
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40725/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA113

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, descent - emergency
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)
  - object - utility pole
  - object - vehicle

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17795-1991-08-29), registration cancelled 1991-08-29, S/N TJ95 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TJ-95
- Airframe hours: 2124
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880618034959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880618034959A), Jun 18, 1988: Beech 58P, Bellevue, WA, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel for both engines near destination. Crash landed on a city street. Hit vehicle and other obstacles.

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.

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