Beechcraft A-60 N7578D

Summary

On 9 July 1988 at about 19:15 local time, a Beechcraft A-60 registered N7578D was involved in an accident near Lexington, Missouri, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 July 1988 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lexington, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Lexington

Coordinates

39.1805, -93.8695

Aircraft

Beechcraft A-60

Registration

N7578D

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Olathe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC88LA121

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT FAILED TO PROVIDE THE AIRCRAFT WITH A FUEL SUPPLY ADEQUATE TO COMPLETE THE PROPOSED FLIGHT AND THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PIC BOARDED 5 PSNGR'S AND A FUEL LOAD OF 120 GALLONS FOR A 375 NM TRIP TO KANSAS. THE PIC STATED HE ENCOUNTERED STRONG WINDS ALOFT THAT REDUCED HIS FUEL SUPPLY TO A CRITICAL STATE. WHILE AT CRUISE FLT ABOUT 51 NM SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION THE RIGHT ENG QUIT DUE TO AN INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY. A RQST OF ATC FOR VECTORS TO THE CLOSEST ARPT WAS MADE. WITNESSES OSRVD THE ACFT CIRCLE THE ARPT SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE PIC STATING HE WAS CONCERNED ABT THE PRESENCE OF SKY JUMPERS IN THE AREA. THE CONCERN INCREASED WHEN AN ACFT PULLED ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY AT THE LEXINGTON ARPT AFTER THE ACFT WAS COMMITTED TO LAND. WITNESSES INDICATED THE ACFT LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST AND CAREENED TO THE RT SIDE OF THE RWY AND OFF INTO SOFT TERRAIN. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AS THE ACFT DPTD THE RWY, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A LEFT GEAR COLLAPSE AND SEPERATION, AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. REMAINING FUEL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS DETERMINED TO BE 9 GALLONS IN THE LEFT WING TANK AND NONE IN THE RIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.