New Orleans - Houston

The airplane was on a positioning flight and had two passengers along for the ride. The airplane was on base leg when the left engine sputtered. The pilot turned on the secondary boost pump and the engine operated normally until both engines flamed out. During the forced landing in a residential area, the airplane hit a powerline, trees, a house, a fireplug, a tree and a van, then another house. There was no smell of fuel in the entire area, and no usable fuel in the fuel system. All three occupants were seriously injured.

Flight / Schedule

New Orleans - Houston

Registration

N204AJ

MSN

B-10

Year of Manufacture

1970

Operator

Aviex Jet

Date

September 16, 1989 at 08:55 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Positioning

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Houston-William P. Hobby Texas

Region

North America • United States of America

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On September 16, 1989 at 08:55 AM, New Orleans - Houston experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 100 King Air, operated by Aviex Jet, with the event recorded near Houston-William P. Hobby Texas.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane was on a positioning flight and had two passengers along for the ride. The airplane was on base leg when the left engine sputtered. The pilot turned on the secondary boost pump and the engine operated normally until both engines flamed out. During the forced landing in a residential area, the airplane hit a powerline, trees, a house, a fireplug, a tree and a van, then another house. There was no smell of fuel in the entire area, and no usable fuel in the fuel system. All three occupants were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N204AJ, MSN B-10, year of manufacture 1970.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The airplane was on a positioning flight and had two passengers along for the ride. The airplane was on base leg when the left engine sputtered. The pilot turned on the secondary boost pump and the engine operated normally until both engines flamed out. During the forced landing in a residential area, the airplane hit a powerline, trees, a house, a fireplug, a tree and a van, then another house. There was no smell of fuel in the entire area, and no usable fuel in the fuel system. All three occupants were seriously injured.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

2

Estimated Survivors

3

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

New Orleans - Houston

Operator

Aviex Jet

Flight Type

Positioning

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

N204AJ

MSN

B-10

Year of Manufacture

1970