ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 100
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 September 2007 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Bluegrass Air Charter of Kentucky, LLc |
| Registration: | N10TM |
| MSN: | LJ-476 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9638 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-21 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chattanooga Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Birmingham, AL (BHM) |
| Chattanooga, TN (CHA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Prior to departing, the pilot looked at the fuel quantity indicators, and believed that approximately 3 hours of fuel was available for the estimated 1 hour 20 minute flight. Upon reaching the cruise portion of the flight, the pilot realized that an insufficient quantity of fuel remained in order to complete the planned flight, and he elected to divert to a closer airport. While on final approach to the diversionary airport, both engines lost power, and the pilot made a forced landing to a parking lot. When asked about the performance and handling of the airplane during the flight, the pilot stated, "the airplane performed the way it was suppose to when it ran out of fuel."
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion during the landing approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20071005X01517&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2008 21:06 | RokinRyan | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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