ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162792
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 December 2013 |
| Time: | 07:20 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft G36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Grey Aviation Advisors |
| Registration: | N89SN |
| MSN: | E-3738 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 734 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Sandy Creek Airpark (75FL), Panama City, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | West Palm Beach, FL (F45) |
| Destin, FL (DTS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was about 60 miles from the destination airport when the pilot reported a total loss of engine power to air traffic control. The controller provided information on nearby airports, and the pilot maneuvered the airplane toward the closest airport. The pilot reported the airport in sight; radio and radar contact were subsequently lost. A search for the airplane was initiated, and the wreckage was located in a heavily wooded swamp about 1 mile east of the airport. There were no known witnesses to the accident. The fuel tank selector handle was found in the “left main” (left wing tank) position. The left wing tank was not breached, and about 1 pint of fuel was recovered from the tank. The right tank was breached, and it contained residual fuel; however, there was no evidence of fuel leakage on the ground beneath the tank. The airplane was fitted with optional wing tip tanks, which were found empty. The total amount of fuel recovered, including the residual fuel in the tanks and fuel recovered from a small pool of water directly under the airplane, was about 2.5 gallons, which was less than the manufacturer-reported unusable fuel quantity of 6 gallons. The airplane was last serviced with fuel about 28 days before to the accident; however, the total fuel onboard at that time could not be determined. The propeller blades exhibited no rotational damage or signatures. After the accident, the engine was removed from the airframe and successfully test run at the manufacturer’s facilities; no evidence of pre-accident malfunction or failure was observed.
Although a shoulder harness was available, the pilot was found in the left seat with only his lap belt fastened. Damage to the airplane’s multi-function display was consistent with impact by the pilot’s head during the accident sequence. The pilot’s cause of death was blunt force head trauma, and the impact forces that he experienced would likely have been reduced if he had been wearing his shoulder harness.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight and inflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the pilot’s injuries was his failure to use the available shoulder harness.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=89SN
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N89SN
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2013 19:03 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Dec-2013 19:55 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Damage] |
| 27-Dec-2013 23:23 | Geno | Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2015 16:57 | gretnabear | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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