Beech F33A accident near Perry, KS

On July 1, 2010, a Beech F33A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Perry, KS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

July 1, 2010

Place

Perry, KS

Aircraft

Beech F33A · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

39.086°N, 95.300°W

NTSB ID

20100701X95445

Official records · CEN10FA364

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• ATC 3 - Factual Report of Group Chairman: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Transcripts CEN10FA364: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 1, 2010, approximately 0750 central daylight time, a Beech F33A single engine airplane, N3071T, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain five miles east northeast of Perry, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The commercial pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The cross country flight departed Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC), Kansas City, Missouri, and was en route to St. Johns Industrial Air Park (KSJN), St. Johns, Arizona. According to records provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), N3071T was in radio communications with Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZKC). At 0740:55 N3071T contacted ZKC and reported an altitude of 7,000 feet, climbing to an altitude of 8,000 feet. At 0742:40 the pilot reported that he “lost an engine” and requested immediate vectors for the nearest airport. The controller provided a heading of 080 thinking that the pilot wanted to return KMKC. At 0743:34 the controller verified that the pilot wanted to return to KMKC and the pilot stated yes unless there was a closer airport. The controller stated that Lawrence was 10 miles to the south of the pilot’s position, offered weather information for the airport, and cleared the pilot to descend to 4,000 feet. The pilot told the controller that he was not going to make Lawrence and the controller responded with obstacles in the area and a

Probable cause

The failure of the engine driven fuel pump causing a loss of engine power and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the emergency procedures checklist and utilize the electric fuel boost pump which would have restored 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.