ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298994
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| Date: | Monday 15 May 2000 |
| Time: | 20:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft H35 |
| Owner/operator: | Charles K Terrell |
| Registration: | N5477D |
| MSN: | D5007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3773 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 BA2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SHOW LOW, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | MESA, AZ (KFFZ) |
| Show Low, AZ (KSOW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on short final the airplane drifted below the glide slope. The pilot advanced the throttle to find that the airplane had lost power. An attempt was made to restart the engine and the fuel tanks were switched, but the airplane was already at a low altitude. The airplane impacted the ground short of the runway. The auxiliary tanks were damaged from the impact and found dry, according to the recovery person. Friends of the pilot reportedly moved the wreckage and drained the fuel in the airplane before authorized inspection. Twenty-six gallons of fuel was removed from the left main. In a post crash examination, the engine tested successfully after an adjustment was made to a fuel line separation that had been damaged from impact. The pilot bought 35.5 gallons of fuel before the flight and by his own account filled the tanks.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly position the fuel selector to a tank with fuel resulting in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, and subsequent collision with the ground during the final landing approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA197
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2022 01:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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