Beechcraft C90 N690JP

Summary

On 9 October 2001 at about 18:22 local time, a Beechcraft C90 registered N690JP, operated by George Reynolds & Peter Baldwin, was involved in an accident near Dallas, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 October 2001 at 18:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Dallas, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Dallas Love Field (DAL)

Coordinates

32.8497, -96.8296

Aircraft

Beechcraft C90

Registration

N690JP

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

George Reynolds & Peter Baldwin

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Taos → Dallas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA008

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of dual engine power while on approach.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot flew the airplane on a cross-country flight of at least 2 hours and 47 minutes before dropping of his passengers, and flew back for 2 hours and 7 minutes without refueling. The pilot reported that as the airplane turned onto final approach, the right engine began to surge. He reduced the power on the right engine and increased power on the left, but the airplane started to roll right so he elected to reduce the power on the left engine and land in an alley. Prior to impacting wires, the pilot retracted the landing gear and brought the condition levers to "cut-off." A witness observed the airplane prior to impact and noted that the "motor wasn't on." The airplane impacted power lines, a tree, a natural gas meter, two residences, and a fence. The fuel tanks were compromised during the impact sequence, and the fire department sprayed the area with fire retardant foam. A test of the water runoff revealed "negative results for petroleum risk." Examination of both engines' fuel lines between their respective firewalls and fuel heaters, and fuel pumps and fuel control units revealed that they were void of fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.