Beechcraft G33 N9283Q

Summary

On 10 January 2023 at about 13:58 local time, a Beechcraft G33 registered N9283Q was involved in an accident near Bolingbrook, Illinois, 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.

Date

10 January 2023 at 13:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

41.7280, -88.0349

Aircraft

Beechcraft G33

Registration

N9283Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1971

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Middleton → Downers Grove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA080

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported the engine lost total power while he was on approach to his destination airport. According to the pilot, he attempted to restart the engine by switching fuel tanks, but he may have forgotten to engage the boost pump, and the restart was unsuccessful. The pilot then conducted a forced landing on a freeway, during which the right and left wings sustained substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the left fuel tank contained no usable fuel, the right fuel tank had visible but unknown quantity of fuel. After the airplane was recovered from the freeway, a functional engine test run, with the right fuel tank selected, was completed with no anomalies noted. After the accident, the pilot stated that he should have incorporated better fuel management techniques. The loss of engine power was attributed to fuel starvation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.