SERS · BEECH 95-C55 · 2011-11-17 · Ulysses, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA12FA074
Event ID
20111117X91407
Type
Accident
Date
2011-11-17
Location
Ulysses, PA, USA
Coordinates
41.939167, -77.691947
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
BEECH
Model
95-C55
Registration
N54552
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The total loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation, and the pilot’s improper configuration of the fuel system during remedial actions, which resulted in fuel starvation of the right engine. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s incomplete preflight inspection and the pilot’s operation of the airplane with a known faulty fuel quantity indicating system.