Beechcraft C24R N67198

Summary

On 22 August 1999 at about 21:00 local time, a Beechcraft C24R registered N67198 was involved in an accident near Pickens, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, 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 August 1999 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

34.8803, -82.6991

Aircraft

Beechcraft C24R

Registration

N67198

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ocean City → Pickens County

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99FA232

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to properly preflight plan and prepare for the flight's fuel consumption resulting in engine loss of power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent inflight collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After having flown about 4 hours, the airplane was observed by two eyewitnesses at about 100 feet agl, with no discernible engine sound, about 2 to 3 miles northeast of the destination airport. The pilot transmitted 'mayday' three times and said that he had run out of gas. The airplane collided with 75 to 80 foot trees about 2 miles short of the airport. All engine and airframe components revealed no mechanical failures or malfunctions, post crash. No useable fuel was found on the airplane. With the post crash addition of fuel, the engine and fuel source selector system operated satisfactorily.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.