ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122263
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| Date: | Thursday 12 May 2011 |
| Time: | 13:16 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft G33 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1554W |
| MSN: | CD-1286 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1230 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buffalo Township, Washington County, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Washington, PA (AFJ) |
| Monongahela, PA (FWQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed without conducting a preflight inspection and with an unknown quantity of fuel. Shortly after takeoff, the engine stopped producing power. The pilot attempted to restart the engine but did not follow the published emergency procedure, and the engine did not restart. The pilot performed a forced landing to a field. Postaccident examination of the airplane at the scene by HAZMAT responders revealed no external odor of fuel and no evidence of fuel spillage. The left fuel tank contained only trace amounts of fuel; the fuel selector was on the left tank position. Integrity and continuity of the fuel system was confirmed from both fuel tanks, through the fuel selector, to the engine. The engine was test run and it operated satisfactorily. According to the Pilot Operating Handbook, the takeoff procedures are not to takeoff with less than 13 gallons of fuel indicated in either tank, and the emergency procedures are to switch the selector to the fuller tank. The examination did not disclose any evidence of a mechanical malfunction that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management and preflight inspection. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to comply with the manufacturer's published takeoff and emergency procedures.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2011 16:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-May-2011 16:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 13-May-2011 12:44 | dfix | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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