Beech 35-C33A accident near Lugoff, SC
On June 28, 1997, a Beech 35-C33A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lugoff, SC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 28, 1997
- Place
- Lugoff, SC
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-C33A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.221°N, 80.680°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08054
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 28, 1997, at 1139 eastern daylight time, a Beech BE-35-C33A, N4863J collided with trees while attempting an instrument approach to runway 24 at Woodward Field in Camden, South Carolina. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan filed. Instrument weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot and one passenger received serious injuries, and one passenger was fatally injured. The flight departed from Riverview Airport in Jenison, Michigan at 0730 eastern daylight time. Before departure, the pilot received a full weather briefing from the Lansing Flight Service Station, Lansing, Michigan. The briefing indicated that there was high pressure over most of the route until the South Carolina area where there was a cold front. There were rain showers in Camden, with a convective SIGMET slightly south of the Camden area. After the briefing, he filed an IFR flight plan. The airplane approached Woodward Field from the northwest and was transferred to Shaw Air Force Base Approach Control. The approach controllers then cleared the pilot to make a Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) 24 approach into Camden. After flying outbound on the published procedure turn, the airplane turned inbound and was unable to re-intercept the inbound course. When the airplane was approximately 4 miles north of the airport, the approach controllers cleared the pilot to fly direct to the NDB in order to attempt a second approach. After t
Probable cause
improper fuel management by the pilot by not positioning the fuel selector to the fullest tank for landing, which resulted in fuel starvation, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Trees in the emergency landing area were a factor.
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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.
