ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160860
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| Date: | Monday 23 September 2013 |
| Time: | 12:37 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Fourstars Aviation |
| Registration: | N40KG |
| MSN: | E-1283 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-550-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NW of Boca Raton, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Herndon, VA (IAD) |
| Boca Raton, FL (BCT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed for a planned 4-hour instrument flight rules, cross-country flight, and about 5 hours 13 minutes into the flight, the engine lost power. The pilot reported that he then landed the airplane on a wet roadway and lost directional control as the wheels hydroplaned on the wet surface. The airplane subsequently struck a sign and electrical power pole, resulting in substantial damage. The quantity of fuel onboard the airplane at the time of the accident could not be determined due to damage sustained to the airframe during the accident. Although the pilot advised an air traffic controller during the forced landing, “I believe I ran out of fuel,” at least 12 usable gallons should have remained based on the amount of fuel the pilot reported the airplane had before departing on the flight and the total fuel use calculated by an onboard fuel flow indicator.
A postaccident test run of the engine showed that it started normally and ran with no anomalies noted. Download of non-volatile memory from an engine monitoring device showed that the loss of engine power was immediately preceded by a rise in exhaust gas temperature and a rapid reduction in fuel flow, consistent with an interruption of fuel flow. The pilot did not report the position of the fuel selector before the loss of engine power, and its preaccident position could not be determined because the pilot had selected it to the off position before egressing the airplane after the accident.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to an interruption in fuel flow, which was most likely due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing the subsequent forced landing to a wet roadway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N40KG/history/20130923/1000Z/KIAD/KBCT
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Media:
Driving from the Glades and see a plane crashed into the trees! pic.twitter.com/ZbCD2e0rny
— Bridget Michelle (@surfdiva73) September 23, 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2013 17:58 | harro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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