Beechcraft 65-90 N58KA

Summary

On 6 April 1986 at about 00:12 local time, a Beechcraft 65-90 registered N58KA, operated by James Watkins, was involved in an accident near Fort Pierce, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 April 1986 at 00:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Pierce, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 65-90

Registration

N58KA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

James Watkins

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aguadilla → Sanford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA86FA113

2 people were 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

FLT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOTS FAILED TO OPERATE FUEL TRANSFER SWITCHES TO TRANSFER FUEL FROM THE WING TANKS INTO THE NACELLE TANKS WHICH FEED THE ENGINES. THE PILOT IN COMMAND HAD 16 TOTAL HOURS IN THE KING AIR AND HAD NOT BEEN TO A GROUND SCHOOL ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SEATED IN THE LEFT SEAT HAD JUST RECEIVED HIS MULTIENGINE RATING AND WAS ON THE FLIGHT TO GAIN FLIGHT TIME. THIS PILOT HAD NO PREVIOUS FLIGHT TIME OR SCHOOLING ON THE KING AIR AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.