Roosevelt Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Roosevelt, Utah 84066
Friday, August 20, 2004 6:30 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

According to the pilot, the left engine began to run rough shortly after departing runway 07. He noticed a loss in indicated fuel pressure and within a few moments, the left engine lost power and then quit. The pilot made several unsuccessful attempts to restart the engine. The pilot attempted an immediate left turn to return to the airport. The 270-degree left turn resulted in a loss of altitude and improper line-up with runway 25. The pilot completed a 90-degree right turn as the airplane crossed the airport's access road. The airplane continued to descend as it struck several trees and impacted terrain southwest of the airport. The impact separated both engines and the nose and main landing gear assemblies from the fuselage. Approximately 3 feet of the outboard section of each wing was crushed upwards and aft. According to an FAA inspector, the mixture was in the full rich position and the fuel boost pumps were off. Although the airplane's right wing was compromised, there was visible fuel in the left wing.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/20/2004
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 630
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Roosevelt
Event State UTAH
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 84066
Event Date Year 2004
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport Roosevelt Municipal
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 74V
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 180
Airport Elevation 5172
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 653 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 65
Weather Observation Facility ID KVEL
Elevation of weather observation facility 3295
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 31
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 11
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 9
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 280
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.16
Density Altitude (feet) 3374
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 17420
NTSB Notification Source FAA Comm Ctr
NTSB Notification Date Aug 20 2004 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1608
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Mar 30 2005 6:20AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Salt Lake City FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N120F
NTSB Number DEN04LA128
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model 95-B55
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number TC-684
Certified Max Gross Weight 5400
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 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Mar 3 2004 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 0.5
Airframe Hours 4491
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Leon Ross Drilling and Construction Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. Box 757
Aircraft Owner City Roosevelt
Aircraft Owner State UT
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 84066
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 74V
Departure City Roosevelt
Departure State UT
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 620
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code GJT
Destination City Roosevelt
Destination State UT
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Emergency landing after takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record --
User who most recently changed record --
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location NA
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --