ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143919
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| Date: | Thursday 23 February 2012 |
| Time: | 18:59 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N99EZ |
| MSN: | TH-725 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Warner Elementary School, Cypress, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vicksburg, MS (VKS) |
| Houston, TX (IWS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing an instrument approach to his destination airport. After the airplane descended beneath the clouds on the approach, both engines experienced a total loss of power. Examination of the airplane revealed that there was no usable fuel aboard.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during the approach to the destination airport.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2012 03:32 | RobertMB | Added |
| 24-Feb-2012 09:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source, Damage] |
| 28-Feb-2012 13:50 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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