Beechcraft G35 N4575D

Summary

On 7 October 2007 at about 20:25 local time, a Beechcraft G35 registered N4575D, operated by Thomas L Clark, was involved in an accident near Lexington, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 October 2007 at 20:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Lexington, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Columbia Owens Downtown Airpor (CUB)

Coordinates

34.0172, -81.3331

Aircraft

Beechcraft G35

Registration

N4575D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas L Clark

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA006

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During cruise flight at 1,600 feet mean sea level, the engine "sputtered" and subsequently lost all power. At the time, the fuel selector was positioned to the left main fuel tank. The pilot attempted to restart the engine; however, the engine did not restart and the pilot subsequently performed a forced landing to a road, substantially damaging the right wing. The pilot reported that he might have run the left fuel tank out of fuel. Examination of the left fuel tank revealed that it was empty, and the airplane had flown 2.16 hours since its last fueling. The left main fuel tank had a capacity of 22 gallons of fuel, and the engine consumed about 11 gallons per hour during cruise flight. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.