N87653 – CESSNA M337B – 2013-09-12 NTSB Accident Report

On September 12, 2013, a Cessna M337B (N87653) was involved in an incident near Spanish Fork, UT. All 3 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to properly manage fuel which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of power to the forward engine.

The pilot reported that on the day of the accident, he elected to fly with a light, and slightly uneven, load of fuel to accommodate for the extra equipment and people onboard. During the low altitude flight, the pilot was not transferring fuel from the right wing fuel tanks to the left wing fuel tanks. Subsequently, the left wing fuel tanks ran empty and the forward engine lost power. The pilot elected to land in a nearby corn field. During the landing, the airplane's forward engine firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engines that would have precluded normal operation.

This incident is documented in NTSB report WPR13CA425. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N87653.