Beechcraft T-34B N20684

Summary

On 19 January 2003 at about 01:15 local time, a Beechcraft T-34B registered N20684 was involved in an accident near Hammond, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 January 2003 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hammond, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

30.5208, -90.4175

Aircraft

Beechcraft T-34B

Registration

N20684

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Public Use

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Live Oak → Baton Rouge

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW03TA087

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate inflight planning/decision resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the night light conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Approximately 3 hours into the cross-country flight, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot attempted to restart the engine; however, the attempts were unsuccessful. Due to the night conditions, the pilot executed a forced landing to "the lightest colored area of vegatation." During the forced landing, the airplane impacted trees and the terrain, and came to rest upright. An FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, reported that "there was no fuel in the fuel tanks," and no evidence of fuel was found at the accident site.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.