ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277930
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| Date: | Friday 6 May 2022 |
| Time: | 14:18 |
| Type: |  Cessna 421C Golden Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | XB-FQS |
| MSN: | 421C0085 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5197 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Houston William P. Hobby Airport (HOU/KHOU), Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX (HOU/KHOU) |
| San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT/KSAT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On May 6, 2022, at 1418 central daylight time, a Cessna 421 airplane, Mexican registration XBFQS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas. The pilot and three passengers sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot reported that, before the flight, the airplane was fueled with 140 gallons of Jet A fuel. Shortly after takeoff, both engines lost total power. Because the airplane had insufficient altitude to return to the airport, the pilot executed a forced landing to a field and the left wing sustained substantial damage. A postcrash fire ensued.
The investigation determined that the airplane was inadvertently fueled with Jet A fuel rather than AVGAS, which was required for the airplane’s reciprocating engines. The line service worker who fueled the airplane reported that there were no decals at the airplane fuel ports; however, postaccident examination of the airplane found that a decal specifying AVGAS was present at the right-wing fuel port. The investigation could not determine whether the same or a similar decal was present at the left-wing fuel port because the left wing was partially consumed during the postimpact fire.)
Probable Cause: The fixed-base operator’s incorrect fueling of the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of power in both engines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/05/06/airplane-crashes-near-hobby-airport-flames-seen-behind-homes/
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/plane-crashes-outside-homes-near-houston-hobby-airport/2961311/
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105048
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/XBFQS/history/20220506/1940Z/KHOU?fbclid=IwAR2JoPAX7zsSfkbgOP2A8LcAr5RuXJCkkr1SBJK9kOJUtYPwG7I5fQDHaoY
https://archive.liveatc.net/khou/KHOU-May-06-2022-1900Z.mp3?fbclid=IwAR2JoPAX7zsSfkbgOP2A8LcAr5RuXJCkkr1SBJK9kOJUtYPwG7I5fQDHaoY (audio starts at 18m)
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/24200_1614877348.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2022 20:01 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 06-May-2022 21:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2022 15:09 | johnwg | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 08-May-2022 13:18 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2023 20:53 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]] |
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