Beechcraft A23 N4773J

Summary

On 2 October 1983 at about 00:10 local time, a Beechcraft A23 registered N4773J was involved in an accident near Burley, Idaho, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 October 1983 at 00:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Burley, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

42.3899, -113.7797

Aircraft

Beechcraft A23

Registration

N4773J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Great Falls → Jackpot

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA84LA001

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS PARTICIPATING IN AN OPEN COURSE AIR RACE TO JACKPOT, NV. HE PLANNED TO MAKE AN EN ROUTE STOP AT ARCO, ID TO REFUEL. THE WX FORCAST CALLED FOR MARGINAL CONDITIONS. THE PLT MADE A TELEPHONE CALL TO ARCO & CONFIRMED THAT THE WX (AT THAT TIME) WAS VFR, SO HE PROCEEDED WITH THE FLT. FOR WEIGHT CONSIDERATIONS, HE TOOK OFF WITH ONLY 38 GAL OF FUEL ON BOARD. HOWEVER, AFTER ARRIVING IN THE AREA OF ARCO, A HEAVY RAIN SHOWER PREVENTED HIM FROM LANDING. HE CHOSE TO CONTINUE TO BURLEY, ID, BUT BEFORE REACHING HIS ALTERNATE STOPPING POINT, THE ENG LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. TOTAL TIME OF ENG OPERATION WAS APRX 4 HR & 50 MIN. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, 38 GAL WOULD HAVE PROVIDED ABOUT 4.9 HRS OF FLT TIME. LESS THAN 1 PINT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.