Temco GC 1B accident near Pineville, LA
On November 10, 2017, a Temco GC 1B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pineville, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 10, 2017
- Place
- Pineville, LA
- Aircraft
- Temco GC 1B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.352°N, 92.440°W
- NTSB ID
- 20171110X61056
Official records · CEN18FA030
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 10, 2017, about 1120 central standard time, a Temco GC 1B airplane, N2363B, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain while maneuvering north of Pineville Municipal Airport (2L0), Pineville, Louisiana. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight plan was filed for the flight. The cross-country flight departed Lake Water Wheel Airport (XS99), Shepherd, Texas, about 1000. According to a friend of the pilot, the pilot had purchased the airplane in the spring of 2017. The pilot was an airframe and powerplant mechanic with an inspection authorization and had traveled between Texas and New York several times before the accident to conduct maintenance on the airplane. The pilot was relocating the airplane to New York, where he lived, on the day of the accident. There were no fuel receipts available for the time before the accident. One witness observed the pilot and the previous owner carrying 5-gallon containers of fuel to the accident airplane; however, investigators were unable to determine how much fuel was on board at the time of departure from XS99. According to an employee with the fixed base operator at 2L0, the pilot called on the airport UNICOM frequency and asked for verification that the landing gear were down and locked. The airplane was observed to fly from south to north over the airport and at the north end of the air
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the unporting of the fuel during a right turn due to the auxiliary fuel tanks' improper configuration.
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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.
