Barnwell – Summerville

On September 21, 2003 at 11:30 PM, Barnwell – Summerville experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 90 King Air, operated by Hawk Aviation, with the event recorded near Summerville South Carolina.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. According to the pilot, prior to takeoff, he had the airplane fueled with 20 gallons of fuel in each wing for the short cross-country flight. After takeoff the airplane climbed to an altitude of 9500 feet. During the downwind to the arrival airport the right engine lost power. Shortly after the left engine lost power, the pilot made an emergency off-airport landing. Examination of the fuel system revealed that the fuel tanks were not beached, and there was a small amount of residual fuel in the fuel tanks. The exact amount of fuel onboard the airplane at the time of the departure was not determined.

Aircraft reference details include registration N34HA, MSN LJ-315, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.0187°, -80.1763°.