Beech C24R accident near Pickens, SC
On August 22, 1999, a Beech C24R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pickens, SC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 22, 1999
- Place
- Pickens, SC
- Aircraft
- Beech C24R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.880°N, 82.699°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19581
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 22, 1999, about 1700 eastern daylight time, a Beech Sierra C24R, N67198, registered to a private individual, operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while on landing approach to Pickens County Airport, Pickens, South Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage, the private-rated pilot sustained fatal injuries, and a passenger sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from Ocean City, Maryland, about 4 hours before the accident. According to Pickens County Airport's fixed-base operator, who was manning the base radio on unicom frequency, the pilot transmitted, "Mayday" three times and said he had run out of fuel. The radio operator told him to switch on his fuel boost pump, transfer the fuel selector valve to the other tank, and to state his location. The next transmission was, "I'm not gonna' make it". According to two eyewitnesses watching from their homes, the airplane went by their respective backyards at about 100 feet agl, with no discernible engine sound, and only the sound of swirling wind. One of the witnesses stated he knew the airplane would not make the airport. The other witness stated he thought the propeller was stopped when the airplane flew abeam of his location. Two other persons whose homes abut the tree stand where the airplane crashed said they heard no engine sounds, only the cracking and smashing of tree limbs. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Only the pilot's current flight logbook was recovered. Total flight
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly preflight plan and prepare for the flight's fuel consumption resulting in engine loss of power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent inflight collision with trees.
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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.
