Beechcraft 58P N550TH
14 January 1993 · Hanksville, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 January 1993 at about 19:30 local time, a Beechcraft 58P registered N550TH, operated by Montelena Associates Limited, was involved in an accident near Hanksville, Utah, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hanksville, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hanksville Airport (HVE)
- Coordinates
- 38.2706, -110.7501
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 58P
- Registration
- N550TH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Montelena Associates Limited
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Woodland → Pueblo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA93LA051
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
AN IMPROPER FUEL SELECTOR VALVE POSITION, FUEL STARVATION, AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE SOFT, ROUGH TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE IN CRUISING FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE GAUGES INDICATED A FUEL IMBALANCE. AS THE IMBALANCE INDICATION BECAME GREATER, THE PILOT BEGAN TO SEARCH FOR A SUITABLE NEARBY ALTERNATE. FINDING THE NEAREST ALTERNATE TO BE BELOW APPROACH MINIMUMS, AND BEING CONVINCED THAT THE IMBALANCE WAS ONLY AN INDICATION PROBLEM, HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON TO THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION. WHEN BOTH ENGINES QUIT, THE LEFT GAUGE WAS AT 0, AND THE RIGHT GAUGE WAS INDICATING NEAR FULL. DURING THE RESTART ATTEMPTS, THE PILOT FAILED TO SELECT EITHER ENGINE TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, WHICH WAS LATER FOUND TO CONTAIN FUEL. WHEN EXAMINED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT, THE POSITION OF BOTH FUEL VALVES CORRECTLY MATCHED THE POSITION OF THE CORRESPONDING FUEL SELECTOR LEVER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION, DAMAGE, OR DISCREPANCIES WITH EITHER VALVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 58 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1993 | Beechcraft 58 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | JAY M. Supkoff | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Nov 1993 | Beechcraft 58 | Stowe, Vermont, United States | Vader Air, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1993 | Beechcraft 58P | Pacoima, California, United States | William K. Gamble | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1993 | Beechcraft 58 | Beardstown, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Aug 1993 | Beechcraft 58 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1993 | Beechcraft 58TC | Kingston, Jamaica | LUE, Suzane I | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1993 | Stinson 108-2 | Fruit Heights, Utah, United States | Thurston, Curtis L. | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jan 1993 | Bell 206B3 | Brigham City, Utah, United States | South Coast Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1993 | Cessna 182C | Huntington, Utah, United States | Baxter, Glenn L. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1993 | Cessna T-210L | Ogden, Utah, United States | Frisbey, Gordon K. | Minor injuries | - |
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