Beechcraft 95B55 N8933M

Summary

On 27 November 1994 at about 23:03 local time, a Beechcraft 95B55 registered N8933M was involved in an accident near Mableton, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 November 1994 at 23:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Mableton, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Fulton County Brown Field (FTY)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95B55

Registration

N8933M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Perkasie → Covington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL95FA021

1 person died.

The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation in that he failed to account for forecasted winds at altitude that resulted in an increased time en route and fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT OBTAINED TWO WEATHER BRIEFINGS PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. FORECASTED EN ROUTE WINDS WHICH WERE HIGH WERE PROVIDED. THE PILOT DID NOT CHANGE HIS ESTIMATED TIME EN ROUTE WHEN HE FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. DESTINATION WEATHER WAS FORECASTED TO IMPROVE; HOWEVER, THE FSS SPECIALIST STATED THAT HE DOUBTED THERE WOULD BE IMPROVEMENT. DESTINATION WEATHER WAS NOT REQUESTED AGAIN UNTIL NEAR THE ARRIVAL AIRPORT. AT THE DESTINATION, A VOR APPROACH WAS ATTEMPTED, EVEN THOUGH WEATHER WAS BELOW MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE. A MISSED APPROACH FOLLOWED, AND THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO THE ALTERNATE AIRPORT. EN ROUTE, HE REPORTED LOW FUEL. AN ILS APPROACH AT THE ALTERNATE ENDED IN A MISSED APPROACH WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT SEE THE RUNWAY. WEATHER WAS AT MINIMUMS. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH TO THE ALTERNATE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ONE ENGINE HAD QUIT. THE SECOND ENGINE QUIT DURING AN ATTEMPT TO BEGIN A THIRD APPROACH. FOUR AND ONE-HALF GALLONS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.