Gulfstream 500B N4918

Summary

On 22 April 1997 at about 08:30 local time, a Gulfstream 500B registered N4918, operated by M and M Aviation, was involved in an accident near Mission, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 April 1997 at 08:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mission, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Kansas City Downtown (MKC)

Coordinates

39.0202, -94.6701

Aircraft

Gulfstream 500B

Registration

N4918

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

M and M Aviation

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oklahoma City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI97LA110

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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

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The pilot was on the fourth leg of a night flight when he reported to air traffic control that both engines had sustained a total loss of power. The airplane contacted a pole and landed hard during the off airport forced landing. The pilot had flown this route previously in the same make and model aircraft, however this was the pilots first time flying this route in this airplane. Only trace amounts of fuel were found in the airplane's center fuel tank which feeds both engines. No compromised fuel tanks were found on the airplane, and no odor of fuel, or fuel stains were found in the area around the accident site. Testing of the airplane's fuel gauge, and fuel sender following the accident did not reveal any discrepancies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.