Beech A36 accident near Farmingdale, NJ
On May 5, 2003, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, NJ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 5, 2003
- Place
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.205°N, 74.145°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030514X00661
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 5, 2003, about 1518 eastern daylight time, a Beech A36, N111TW, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during approach to the Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM), Farmingdale, New Jersey. The certificated airline transport pilot was fatally injured, and a pilot rated passenger sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight that departed the Sarasota International Airport (SRQ), Sarasota, Florida, destined for the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), Bridgeport, Connecticut. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was based at BDR. The passenger was the pilot's son. According to the pilot's wife, on May 1, 2003, the pilot flew the accident airplane to Pensacola, Florida, to pick up his son, and then returned to Sarasota. On May 5, the pilot and his son intended to return to BDR. According to an employee at a fixed-base-operator at SRQ, the pilot telephoned and requested to have the airplane "topped off." The pilot also said that due to "storms up north," he wanted to leave as soon as possible. The airplane was refueled with 51 gallons of turbine jet fuel. According to the refueler, the pilot was present during the refueling, and fuel was added to the airplane's five fuel tanks. While refueling the last fuel tank, which was the fuselage tank, the pilot requested that the tank be filled until it overflowed. According to air traffic control (ATC) information received from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), t
Probable cause
The pilot's delayed decision to refuel, which 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.
