Beech B60 accident near Austell, GA
On August 19, 2000, a Beech B60 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Austell, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 19, 2000
- Place
- Austell, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech B60 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.821°N, 84.639°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21647
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 18, 2000, at 2244 eastern daylight time, a Beech B60, N8WD, collided with trees and the ground during an attempted forced landing at the Fulton County Airport near Austell, Georgia. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with an instrument flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane received substantial damage, and the private pilot was fatally injured. The personal flight departed Houston, Texas, at 1831 central daylight time. Reportedly, the pilot had flown to Houston, Texas, earlier in the week and had experienced engine problems with the airplane. The airplane was taken to a local repair facility where efforts were attempted to correct the reported malfunction. After several days in Houston, while waiting for the completion of repairs on his airplane, the pilot refueled N8WD, received a weather briefing, and filed an instrument flight plan. Before departing, the pilot ensured that the fuel tanks were topped with the maximum amount of fuel. At 1750 the pilot was issued an IFR clearance to Peachtree Dekalb Airport in Chamblee, Georgia. He departed Houston at 1831. The pilot reported having low fuel to the Columbus Approach Control at 2123. Columbus Approach coordinated that N8WD was inbound to Peachtree low on fuel with Atlanta Approach. Atlanta Approach advised Columbus, the pilot might want to consider an alternate airport. After a handoff to Atlanta approach, the pilot was advised there was no weather between his position and the destinat
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to preflight plan adequate fuel for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.
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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.
