Narrative:The airplane was on a positioning flight to Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX (HOU) and had two passengers along for the ride. The airplane was on base leg when the left engine sputtered. The pilot turned on the secondary boost pump and the engine operated normally until both engines flamed out. During the forced landing in a residential area, the airplane hit a power line, trees, a house, a fireplug, a tree and a van, then another house. There was no smell of fuel in the entire area, and no usable fuel in the fuel system.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The inadequate preflight planning preparation and the improper inflight planning/decision by the pic when he failed to refuel the aircraft which resulted in a total loss of power in both engines."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 1 months | Accident number: | FTW89FA166 | Download report: | Summary report
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Classification:
Fuel exhaustion
All engine powerloss
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» NTSB
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from New Orleans-Lakefront Airport, LA to Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX as the crow flies is 505 km (316 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.