Beechcraft BE-A23-19 N2377W

Summary

On 1 September 1992 at about 21:15 local time, a Beechcraft BE-A23-19 registered N2377W, operated by Kotterman, Robert D., was involved in an accident near Picayune, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 1992 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Picayune, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

30.5195, -89.6703

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-A23-19

Registration

N2377W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kotterman, Robert D.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Patterson → Picayune

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA92FA173

2 people died.

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PLACE THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE FULLEST TANK, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED ON A 2 HOUR FLIGHT WITH ABOUT 20 GALLONS OF FUEL IN EACH FUEL TANK. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL 2 DAYS LATER, BURNED IN A WOODED AREA. THE FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR 2 HOURS WOULD BE ABOUT 19 GALLONS. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT TANK AND THE LEFT WING EXHIBITED LESS FIRE DAMAGE THAN THE RIGHT WING. NO EVIDENCE OF POWERPLANT OR AIRFRAME PREEXISTING FAILURES WERE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.