ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143825
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| Date: | Friday 17 February 2012 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4624A |
| MSN: | TC-1341 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Freeport-Albertus Airport, IL (FEP/KFEP) |
| Lancaster Airport, WI (73C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot, who did not hold a multi-engine airplane rating, departed in the multi-engine airplane to fly to another airport to purchase fuel. About 7 miles from the destination airport, the right engine stopped producing power. The pilot switched the fuel selector to the crossfeed position and was able to regain power on the right engine. However, when the airplane was about 2.5 miles from the destination airport, both engines stopped producing power. The pilot feathered the propellers and made an off-airport landing on Highway 61. The airplane traveled into a ditch next to the road, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and aft fuselage. A postaccident examination revealed no visible fuel in the fuel tanks.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2012 01:12 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 18-Feb-2012 03:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2012 14:35 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Apr-2012 22:07 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2023 08:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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