Beechcraft D18 crash, Sep 14, 2021, Bastia-Poretta
Beechcraft D18 accident on September 14, 2021 near Bastia-Poretta, Haute-Corse, France with no fatalities. Cause: Most likely the fuel selectors were...
- Date: September 14, 2021
- Aircraft: Beechcraft D18
- Location: Bastia-Poretta, Haute-Corse, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Most likely the fuel selectors were left on the nose tank instead of the main tanks, so the engines ran out of fuel from that tank. Pilot inexperience on type, the selector ergonomics and the pilot's poor health and fatigue were contributing factors (BEA).
A Beech 18 on a post maintenance check flight lost power in the right engine at the end of the downwind leg at Bastia Poretta, followed by reduced power on the left engine. The pilot could not reach the runway and force landed in trees near the airport, and a fire destroyed the aircraft. The pilot and front passenger were seriously injured and the rear passenger was injured.