ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36506
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| Date: | Sunday 22 August 1999 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C24R Sierra |
| Owner/operator: | John T. Keyes |
| Registration: | N67198 |
| MSN: | MC-722 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3376 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pickens, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ocean City, MD (N80) |
| Pickens County, SC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After having flown about 4 hours, the airplane was observed by two eyewitnesses at about 100 feet agl, with no discernible engine sound, about 2 to 3 miles northeast of the destination airport. The pilot transmitted 'mayday' three times and said that he had run out of gas. The airplane collided with 75 to 80 foot trees about 2 miles short of the airport. All engine and airframe components revealed no mechanical failures or malfunctions, post crash. No useable fuel was found on the airplane. With the post crash addition of fuel, the engine and fuel source selector system operated satisfactorily.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly preflight plan and prepare for the flight's fuel consumption resulting in engine loss of power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent inflight collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA99FA232
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 08:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 18:32 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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