# NTSB Accident ERA18FA012
> **BEECH 35C33** · 2017-10-31 · Whiteville, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18FA012
- **Event ID:** 20171031X10138
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-10-31
- **Location:** Whiteville, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.263889, -78.726943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** 35C33
- **Registration:** N293GC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and his delayed reaction to the loss of engine power, which led to impact with trees as he was attempting to switch fuel tanks. Contributing to the accident was pilot's decision to operate the airplane with a malfunctioning fuel quantity indication system.

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