Accident Beechcraft 35-C33A Debonair N9497S, Friday 14 July 1989

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Date:	Friday 14 July 1989
Time:	10:45 LT
Type:	Beechcraft 35-C33A Debonair
Owner/operator:	Vanhofwegen, Ronald Roy
Registration:	N9497S
MSN:	CE13
Total airframe hrs:	2780 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520-B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Fort Worth, TX - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Austin, TX (KAUS)
Destination airport:	Fort Worth, TX (FTW
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE ENGINE LOST POWER APPROXIMATELY 22 MILES SHORT OF THE DESTINATION. THE AIRPLANE HIT A TREE, SOIL BANK, AND OVERTURNED. THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD NOT REFUELED SINCE THE AIRPLANE HAD COMPLETED AN ENGINE OVERHAUL.

Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO PILOT MISMANAGEMENT.

Accident investigation: