Beech 58 accident near Columbus, OH
On May 2, 1995, a Beech 58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Columbus, OH. 2 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 2, 1995
- Place
- Columbus, OH
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.981°N, 82.981°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03527
NTSB summary
On May 2, 1995, at 0425 eastern daylight time, a Beech 58, N4575S, operated by U.S. Check, Columbus, Ohio, was substantially damaged during a forced landing to an open field near the Port Columbus International Airport (CMH), Columbus, Ohio. The airline transport rated pilot-in-command (PIC) and the commercial rated second-in-command (SIC) received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated at the Allegheny County Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. An IFR flight plan had been filed for the cargo flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 135. The flight crew had flown five legs that evening, prior to the accident leg to CMH. The planned flight time to CMH was about 1 hour. In the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, the PIC stated that while the SIC loaded the cargo, he performed a walk around and visual inspection of the airplane. The PIC then boarded the airplane and verified the fuel quantity by checking the gauges. The SIC stated that both the left and right fuel gauges indicated about half full. The PIC said that the takeoff and climb were uneventful. After they leveled off at 4,000 feet, he set the fuel flow of both engines to 18 gallons per hour. During radar vectors for an instrument approach to CMH, while in night IMC conditions, the PIC stated that the left engine "sputtered." He further stated: I turned the left boost pump on and switched the left fuel selector to X-feed. The right engine at this point lost power. I turned the right boost pump on and moved all of the mixture, propeller and throttle levers to full. I turned the left fuel se
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane's fuel quantity, resulting in a complete loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent night forced landing and collision with the terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
