Socata TB-10 N20BX

Summary

On 24 July 1995 at about 21:08 local time, a Socata TB-10 registered N20BX, operated by Fly Boys Inc, was involved in an accident near Damascus, Maryland, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 July 1995 at 21:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Damascus, Maryland, United States

Coordinates

39.2895, -77.2201

Aircraft

Socata TB-10

Registration

N20BX

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fly Boys Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ocean City → Frederick

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC95LA174

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate inflight planning and fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

At 2500 feet msl, the pilot advised air traffic control, that he had a loss of engine power. He indicated that he was 'running out of fuel.' During the forced landing, the aircraft struck trees short of a field where the pilot was attempting to land. The examination of the wreckage revealed the fuel tanks were empty. The last known refueling of the airplane was on July 20, 1995. At that time 31.9 gallons of fuel were added to the tanks. Between the last refueling and the accident, the airplane flew 5 hours and 36 minutes. This model airplane has a total fuel capacity of 51 gallons, and a range of 5 hours 5 minutes at a 72% power setting. At the same power setting at 2000 feet the fuel consumption rate is 10.6 gallons per hour.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.