Beechcraft 95-A55 N1572S

Summary

On 27 July 2012 at about 19:35 local time, a Beechcraft 95-A55 registered N1572S, operated by Spread Your Wings LLC, was involved in an accident near Homerville, Georgia, United States. 2 people were 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

27 July 2012 at 19:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Homerville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Homerville Airport (HOE)

Coordinates

31.0356, -82.7508

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-A55

Registration

N1572S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1962

Engines

2

Operator

Spread Your Wings LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Douglas → Archer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12LA503

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to debris within the engine-driven fuel pump.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while in cruise flight at 5,000 feet mean sea level, the left engine suddenly lost power. The pilot did not notice a loss of oil pressure or increased engine temperature indication before the power loss. He feathered the left engine propeller, but the airplane was unable to maintain altitude. Unable to reach a suitable airport, the pilot landed the airplane on a road, and it then veered off the road into a ditch. During a test run of the left engine, it would only run when the airframe electric fuel boost pump was in the "on" position. When the boost pump was turned off, the engine would stop running. The engine-driven fuel pump was removed and examined, and debris was found blocking the vapor return jet in the fuel pump.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.