Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
Thursday, December 23, 1993 12:07 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
NEITHER THE CFI OR STUDENT PILOT VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL QUANTITY IN THE FUEL TANKS DURING THE PREFLIGHT. THE STUDENT STATED THE FUEL CAPS WERE FROZEN AND AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE THE CAPS THE CFI STATED 'IT WAS ALRIGHT' AND TO GET IN THE AIRPLANE. THE CFI LATER STATED HE HAD CHECKED THE LEFT TANK AND THOUGHT THE STUDENT HAD CHECKED THE RIGHT TANK. THE STUDENT STATED HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE CFI HAD CHECKED THE FUEL QUANTITY PRIOR TO HIS ARRIVAL SO HE GOT IN THE AIRPLANE. SEVERAL LOCAL PRACTICE APPROACHES WERE MADE AND FOLLOWING THE LAST APPROACH WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER RESULTED. THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT POWER WAS NOT REGAINED. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON TOP OF A RIDGE DURING WHICH THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE LEFT TANK CONTAINED 1 GALLON OF FUEL.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
an inadequate preflight by both the CFI and student pilot. Factors contributing to the accident was poor communications between the CFI and student pilot, and hilly terrain.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/23/1993 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1207 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | EDEN PRAIRIE |
| Event State | MINNESOTA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 55344 |
| Event Date Year | 1993 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 90 |
| Airport Elevation | 906 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1209 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 90 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | FCM |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 906 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 15000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 12 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 310 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1709 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Dec 23 1993 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1450 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2000 1:47PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
|
|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | N9228S |
| NTSB Number | CHI94LA059 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | C23 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | C23 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | M-1761 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2455 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | GENERAL AVIATION SERVICES |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 13601 PIONEER TRAIL |
| Aircraft Owner City | EDEN PRAIRIE |
| Aircraft Owner State | MN |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 55347 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | GENERAL AVIATION SERVICES |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 13601 PIONEER TRAIL |
| Operator City | EDEN PRAIRIE |
| Operator State | MN |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 55347 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1030 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |