Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC accident near Chesterfield, MO
On December 6, 2017, a Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 6, 2017
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO
- Aircraft
- Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.400°N, 90.370°W
- NTSB ID
- 20171207X64827
Official records · CEN18FA049
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Excerpt of FAA ATC Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 6, 2017, at 1454 central standard time (CST), a Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC airplane, N679EA, was destroyed when it impacted a gas station pump canopy and parking lot while on visual approach to Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS), Chesterfield, Missouri. The private pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to Wings West, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, and was being operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and the flight was operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The flight departed the Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT), Phoenix, Arizona, at 0926 CST and was destined for SUS. The morning before the accident flight, the airplane was "topped off" with 72 gallons of fuel and the oxygen system was serviced by fixed base operator line personnel. The amount of fuel onboard before the fueling could not be determined. Line personnel reported that, after servicing the airplane, the fuel level was about 1-1 1/2 inches below the fuel "flappers" in each wing fuel tank. Personnel spoke to the pilot before his departure and observed a portion of his preflight inspection, but they did not notice if the pilot visually checked the wing fuel tank levels. According to air traffic control (ATC) radar data and communications, the pilot contacted the Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center about 1220 to obtain an IFR clearance. The pilot was then cleared from 17,500 ft mean sea level (msl) to flight level (F
Probable cause
The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
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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.
