Cessna M337B N87653
12 September 2013 · Spanish Fork, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 September 2013 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna M337B registered N87653, operated by Artemis Inc, was involved in an accident near Spanish Fork, Utah, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spanish Fork, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spanish Fork Airport (U77)
- Coordinates
- 40.1389, -111.6586
- Aircraft
- Cessna M337B
- Registration
- N87653
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1968
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Artemis Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Spanish Fork → Spanish Fork
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR13CA425
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly manage fuel which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of power to the forward engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that on the day of the accident, he elected to fly with a light, and slightly uneven, load of fuel to accommodate for the extra equipment and people onboard. During the low altitude flight, the pilot was not transferring fuel from the right wing fuel tanks to the left wing fuel tanks. Subsequently, the left wing fuel tanks ran empty and the forward engine lost power. The pilot elected to land in a nearby corn field. During the landing, the airplane's forward engine firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engines that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna M337B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2010 | Cessna M337B | Avon Park, Florida, United States | Patriot Technologies Group LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Jan 2003 | Cessna M337B (O-2A) | Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2013 | Tyler Ives SD-1 TG | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Apr 2013 | Piper PA46-500TP | Bryce, Utah, United States | Richard Alden | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2013 | New Piper PA46 350P | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2013 | Grob G 103 TWIN II | Morgan, Utah, United States | Daniel R Thirkill | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172 | Birdseye, Utah, United States | IMSAR Aviation LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Mar 2013 | Franklin GLASAIR II | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |