WEST MILFORD, NJ, USA
N3674Q
BEECH BE-23
THE PILOT PLANNED ON A 4 HOUR CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT WITH 60 GALLONS OF FUEL. AFTER 2 HOURS OF FLIGHT, HE REMAINED OVERNIGHT AND UPON DEPARTURE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. AFTER LESS THAN 4 HOURS OF FLIGHT HE LOST POWER IN THE TAFFIC PATTERN, TRIED TO SLIP TO THE RUNWAY AND JUST ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE SURGED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN QUIT AGAIN. HE LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO TREES.
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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