Beechcraft BE77 N6717S

Summary

On 13 February 2005 at about 17:30 local time, a Beechcraft BE77 registered N6717S was involved in an accident near Angleton, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 February 2005 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Angleton, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.3167, -95.7500

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE77

Registration

N6717S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houston → Angleton/Lake J

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05CA068

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power as result of fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper in-flight planning. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 700-hour pilot was unable to restart the engine after the engine stopped producing power approximately 30 minutes after take-off, while in cruise flight for a short cross-country flight. The pilot elected to perform an emergency landing on a feeder road for a four-lane State Highway. During the landing roll on the feeder road, the left wing was sheared off just outboard of the wing-walk area, when it collided with a signpost on the shoulder of the road. The airplane continued the rollout and came to rest upright in a muddy field. Approximately one fourth cup of blue liquid resembling avgas was drained from the right wing fuel tank, and no fuel was observed in the left wing fuel tank. Approximately one teaspoon of blue liquid was drained from the carburetor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.