Beechcraft C-90 N515KJ
15 September 2007 · Bloomingdale, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 September 2007 at about 14:50 local time, a Beechcraft C-90 registered N515KJ, operated by N515KJ Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Bloomingdale, Georgia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloomingdale, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cypress Lakes (GA35)
- Coordinates
- 32.1575, -81.3914
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-90
- Registration
- N515KJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- N515KJ Aviation LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Blairsville → Savannah
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07LA245
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's reliance on inaccurate fuel gauges.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he started the accident flight with 500 pounds of fuel, which he thought was sufficient for the flight. Approximately 12 miles from the destination airport both engines lost power. The pilot was vectored to a turf strip 2,700 feet long. He spotted the airport through breaks in the cloud layer and landed on the wet grass. The airplane overran the runway and impacted trees. The pilot stated that he determined the fuel quantity by referring to the fuel quantity gauges, and that the right fuel quantity indicator "consistently reads two hundred pounds less than the left" fuel quantity indicator. Postcrash examination of the airplane showed that it contained no usable fuel and there was no evidence of in-flight or postaccident fuel leakage from the airplane. No evidence of precrash failure of the aircraft fuel system or engines was found.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C-90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2000 | Beechcraft C-90 | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | Hart Corp. Delaware DIV. | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Oct 1998 | Beechcraft C-90 | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1998 | Beechcraft C-90 | Newton, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Aug 1993 | Beechcraft C-90 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Critical Care Medflight | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Feb 1990 | Beechcraft C-90 | Burlington, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Oct 1990 | Beechcraft C-90 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2007 | Hiller UH-12A | Bethlehem, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Feb 2007 | Robinson R-44 | Covington, Georgia, United States | Blue Ridge Helicopters Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2007 | Ortiz G/Saint J RV-10 | Hiram, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 2007 | Eurocopter France EC120B | Griffin, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2007 | Bell 206B | Cedartown, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2007 | Boeing 777-232 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines Inc | Serious injuries | - |