Beech A36TC accident near East Wenatchee, WA
On July 4, 2003, a Beech A36TC (airplane) was involved in an accident near East Wenatchee, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 4, 2003
- Place
- East Wenatchee, WA
- Aircraft
- Beech A36TC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.453°N, 120.273°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030714X01095
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 4, 2003, approximately 1330 Pacific daylight time, a turbine-powered Beech A36TC, N279WP, impacted the terrain during a power-out forced landing in a wheat field about three miles northwest of Pangborn Memorial Airport, Wenatchee, Washington. The commercial pilot/owner in the right seat, who was acting as pilot-in-command of this flight, received fatal injuries, the private pilot in the left seat, who was flying the aircraft at the time of the power loss, received serious injuries, and a student pilot passenger in a back seat received minor injuries. The aircraft, which was owned and operated by the pilot-in-command, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal pleasure flight, which departed Dryden Airport, Cashmere, Washington, about 5 minutes earlier, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed. There was no report of an ELT activation. According to the two surviving occupants, the purpose of the flight to Pangborn Airport in Wenatchee was to refuel the aircraft prior to heading back to their home on Vashon Island, which is located in the Puget Sound near Seattle, Washington. Prior to departing Cashmere, the pilot-in-command of the upcoming flight performed a preflight inspection of the aircraft. Neither of the other two occupants remembered seeing the pilot-in-command drain fuel from the fuel system sumps, but they did not feel it was factually accurate to say that he did not. After completion of the preflight inspection, the pilot-in-command boarded the aircraft, and the engine was started
Probable cause
Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation that resulted from the right wing tank reaching an unusable fuel level. Also causal was an unapproved alteration of the aircraft’s fuel system. Contributing to the accident were the incorrect installation of an aftermarket fuel management system, the presence of power lines at the approach end of the emergency landing area, and terrain unsuitable for a l
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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.
