ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225957
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| Date: | Saturday 8 June 2019 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Registration Pending |
| Registration: | N602BH |
| MSN: | D-1223 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | Continental |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SW of Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport (KMFR), Medford, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Medford-Rogue Valley International, OR (MFR/KMFR) |
| Boise Airport, ID (BOI/KBOI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the daytime visual flight rules flight, the private pilot experienced engine trouble. He was able to keep the engine running utilizing the auxiliary fuel pump and diverted to the departure airport. The pilot was unable to make it to the airport and descended into a residential neighborhood where the airplane was substantially damaged when it struck a tree.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the main fuel tanks had a sufficient quantity of fuel and that the auxiliary fuel tank was nearly empty. The fuel selector valve handle was found in the auxiliary fuel tank position.
It is likely the pilot did not position the fuel selector switch to one of the main fuel tanks prior to consuming all the useable fuel in the auxiliary tank. This omission likely resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's mismanagement of fuel onboard, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19TA162
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=602BH
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2019 03:21 | Geno | Added |
| 11-Jun-2019 19:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2019 06:21 | harro | Updated [Nature, Source] |
| 02-Jul-2022 08:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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