ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309259
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 March 2023 |
| Time: | 10:06 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35-B33 Debonair |
| Owner/operator: | Honour Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N5714K |
| MSN: | CD-784 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6070 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Tradewinds Aerodrome Airport (3FD6), Scottsmoor, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Titusville-Space Coast Regional Airport, FL (TIX/KTIX) |
| New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport, FL (KEVB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On March 14, 2023, at about 1006 local time, a Beechcraft 35-B33 Denonair, N5714K, sustained substantial damage when it impacted a tree during a forced landing near Tradewinds Aerodrome Airport (3FD6), Scottsmoor, Florida. The sole pilot onboard was seriously injured. The flight originated from Titusville-Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX/KTIX), Florida, and was destined to New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport (KEVB), Florida.
The pilot was flying to an airport that was about 33 nautical miles away from the departure airport, and after takeoff climbed to an altitude of 2,000 ft before descending to 1,500 ft. About 8 minutes into the flight the airplane's engine "coughed and stopped running." In response, the pilot switched the fuel selector to the other tank, turned on the boost pump and wingtip fuel tank pumps, and attempted to restart the engine, but was unsuccessful. He then returned the fuel selector back to the original tank and made another attempt to restart the engine, but that effort was similarly unsuccessful. The pilot then selected a field and performed a forced landing. During the landing the airplane struck a tree, seriously injuring the pilot and substantially damaging the fuselage and left wing.
A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector examined the airplane at the accident site and reported that he found the fuel selector on the right tank position and that both the right main and wingtip fuel tanks were empty. He found a small amount of fuel in the left main fuel tank (later determined to be about 2 gallons) and no fuel in the left wingtip fuel tank. The inspector otherwise found no evidence of fuel leakage at the accident site. A post recovery examination of the wreckage also found that there was no fuel in the fuel pump or fuel injector lines. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane, and in a postaccident telephone interview stated that the airplane, "…just didn't have enough fuel."
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA23LA151
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5714K
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5714K
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2023 19:14 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 25-Jun-2023 19:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
| 25-Jun-2023 20:45 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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