Beechcraft B-55 N8821M
5 September 2002 · Jackson, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 2002 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft B-55 registered N8821M, operated by West Properties, was involved in an accident near Jackson, Mississippi, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jackson, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hawkins Field (HKS)
- Coordinates
- 32.3347, -90.2225
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B-55
- Registration
- N8821M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- West Properties
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jackson → Dallas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL02LA174
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The left wing tank fuel quantity transmitter unit was leaking fuel, and the leaking fuel was ignited by engine exhaust during engine start.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While starting the left engine, the pilot noticed smoke coming from the left side of the left engine cowling. At approximately the same time, flight line personnel ran toward the airplane with a fire extinguisher pointing to the left wing, which had caught fire. The pilot aborted the engine start, shut off electrical power, closed the fuel valves, and exited the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed the left wing spar had structural damage and the left wing was fire damaged. Further investigation showed that the left wing fuel tank quantity transmitter had been leaking fuel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B-55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2004 | Beechcraft B-55 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Oct 2004 | Beechcraft B-55 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | Skyline Aeronautics, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2005 | Beechcraft B-55 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | George F. Baker III | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 2008 | Beechcraft B-55 | Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1993 | Beechcraft B-55 | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1990 | Beechcraft B-55 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2002 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) SF340B | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | Mesaba Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 2002 | Cessna 170B | Bellewood, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2002 | Beechcraft C24R | Greenville, Mississippi, United States | Earnest Doyle Mosley | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2002 | Taber LANCAIR SUPER ES | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-28-140 | Picayune, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 2002 | Beechcraft 35 | Hernando, Mississippi, United States | John R Osborne | Minor injuries | - |