Beechcraft B200 N6PE

Summary

On 9 December 2004 at about 00:31 local time, a Beechcraft B200 registered N6PE, operated by RNH Air 1 LLC, was involved in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 December 2004 at 00:31

Classification

Accident

Location

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Tulsa International Airport (TUL)

Coordinates

36.2792, -95.8861

Aircraft

Beechcraft B200

Registration

N6PE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

RNH Air 1 LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

La Crosse → Tulsa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DFW05LA031

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning / preparation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 2,100-hour instrument-rated private pilot stated that prior to departure for a 507 nautical-mile cross-country flight, the fuel gauges indicated approximately 800 pounds of fuel on each side for a total of 1600 pounds; however, he did not visually check the amount of fuel that the tanks contained. During his approach to the destination airport, the right engine started to "sputter" before it finally quit. The pilot then "looked over at the fuel gauges and both tanks were showing empty." The left engine quit just a few moments later. The auto ignition installed in the airplane attempted to restart the engines. The engines restarted momentarily and then shut-off once more. The pilot declared an emergency and executed a forced landing onto a street below. After a hard landing onto the street, the right wing hit a telephone pole, and the left wing then hit several tree limbs before the airplane impacted a hill and came to a stop. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who responded to the accident site, found the fuel transfer switch in the "right-crossfeed" position. The fuel system was examined and no leaks or anomalies were found. Approximately three-quarters of a gallon of unusable fuel was found in the right engine nacelle. Approximately four gallons (28 pounds) of usable fuel was found in the left engine nacelle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.