Beasley Gerald L VARIEZE N26VE

Summary

On 18 April 1984 at about 12:19 local time, a Beasley Gerald L VARIEZE registered N26VE, operated by Gerald L Beasley, was involved in an accident near Purcell, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 April 1984 at 12:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Purcell, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

35.0100, -97.3703

Aircraft

Beasley Gerald L VARIEZE

Registration

N26VE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gerald L Beasley

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Duncan → Tulsa

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

FTW84LA204

1 person was seriously 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 REPORTED THAT HE STARTED THE ENG BY USING FUEL FROM THE 2.5 GAL AUX TANK, THEN HE MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE 'BOTH' POSITION. HE TOOK OFF AT ABOUT 0600 CST & CLIMBED TO CRUISE AT 5500 FT MSL. WHILE EN ROUTE, A SHORT TIME LATER, THE ENG 'SPUTTERED BRIEFLY & DIED.' THE PLT TRIED STARTING THE ENG BY ROTATING THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE TO ALL POSITIONS. WHILE DESCENDING THRU 2500 TO 2000 FT, HE FELT THE PROP HAD STOPPED WINDMILLING. SINCE THE ACFT HAD NO ELECTRIC STARTER, HE COULD NOT GET THE PROP TO START TURNING WITHOUT INCREASING THE AIRSPEED. HE TRIED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD, BUT STATED HE WAS 'TRYING TO MANEUVER AROUND & OVER SOME TREE TOPS & I EVIDENTLY STALLED MY CRAFT.' THE ACFT WAS DEMOLISHED DURING IMPACT BESIDE A RAILROAD TRACK. THE PLT RELATED THAT 'EVIDENTLY THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE DIDN'T WORK.' HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT VERIFIED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.