Beech A36 accident near Wann, OK
On April 27, 2014, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wann, OK. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 27, 2014
- Place
- Wann, OK
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.941°N, 95.753°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140428X04005
Official records · CEN14LA218
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On April 27, 2014, at 1338 central daylight time, the pilot of a Beech A36, N3078Y, made a forced landing near Wann, Oklahoma, after a total loss of engine power during cruise flight. The pilot and two passengers were seriously injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by Dakota N8465S, Montgomery, Alabama, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules flight (IFR) plan had been filed. The cross-country flight originated from Washington County Memorial Airport (K38), Washington, Kansas, at 1207, and was originally en route to Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL), Shawnee, Oklahoma, but diverted to Claremore Regional Airport (GCM), Claremore, Oklahoma.According to the pilot, he obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan, then departed K38 en route to GCM. He said the airplane departed with 20 gallons of fuel in each wing tank. After flying for 1 hour, 18 minutes, he switched to the right tank and the engine lost power. Several attempts were made to restore power to no avail. During the forced landing, the airplane's right wing collided with a tree before the airplane impacted terrain. The accident location was near the intersection of Highways 5 and 406. The pilot and front seat passenger were airlifted to a hospital with non-life threatening but serious injuries. The second passenger was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. He told state troopers that they ha
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing in an area of unsuitable terrain.
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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.
