Beechcraft G36 N936B

Summary

On 23 March 2015 at about 19:45 local time, a Beechcraft G36 registered N936B, operated by Associated Packaging Inc, was involved in an accident near Inverness, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 March 2015 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Inverness, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.8231, -82.3061

Aircraft

Beechcraft G36

Registration

N936B

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Associated Packaging Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marco Island → Ocala

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15LA166

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on an instrument flight rules flight in visual meteorological conditions, about 20 miles from the destination airport, rhe pilot requested radar vectors to the destination airport, then advised the air traffic controller that that there was a problem with the engine and asked for radar vectors to a closer airport. The airplane subsequently crashed in the yard of a residence about a mile from the closer airport; the airfram was substantiall damaged during the impact. During recovery of the airplane from the accident site, there was no evidence of fuel spillage from the one compromised fuel tank; about 7 to 8 total gallons of fuel were recovered from the other three fuel tanks. Postaccident examination revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure of any airframe or engine components that would have precluded normal operation. Postaccident fuel consumption calculations based on fuel receipts and GPS data showed that the airplane had likely consumed all but the limited fuel that was recovered. Given this information, it is likely that there was insufficient fuel onboard for the flight and the pilot exhausted the airplane's usable fuel supply, which resulted in the subsequent total loss of engine power and a forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.