Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A) N742LB

Summary

On 6 September 2011 at about 00:10 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A) registered N742LB was involved in an accident near Damon, 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

6 September 2011 at 00:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Damon, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.2878, -95.7414

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A)

Registration

N742LB

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bay City → Sugar Land

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA633

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper fuel management during cruise flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was in level cruise flight, about 2,300 feet above ground level, when both engines experienced a simultaneous complete loss of power. The pilot reported he was unable to restart either engine and established a glide for an emergency landing on a county road. During the landing, the airplane impacted thick mesquite bushes about 150 feet short of the intended landing spot and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported that he failed to notice that the fuel selector for the right engine was in the “cross feed” position and that both engines were using fuel from the left fuel tank until the fuel in the left tank was depleted. Approximately 35 gallons of fuel was observed in the right fuel tank after the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.