ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166715
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 June 2014 |
| Time: | 10:55 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft H35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private individual |
| Registration: | N653T |
| MSN: | D-4998 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5475 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-G-CI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Monroe Regional Airport (KMLU), Monroe, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Monroe, LA (MLU) |
| Monroe, LA (MLU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was conducting a maintenance test flight. According to Federal Aviation Administration audio files, the pilot reported to an air traffic controller that the airplane was experiencing an unspecified fuel problem. The engine then experienced a total loss of power, and the pilot conducted a forced landing, during which the airplane collided with a tree and then impacted a parking lot. A postaccident examination of the airframe, engine, and fuel system did not reveal any preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. A review of data obtained from the airplane's engine data monitoring system did not reveal any unusual engine readings before the loss of engine power.
At the accident site, fuel was drained from each wing tank and a fuel line leading to the engine; the fuel from the fuel line was orange. Testing of the orange fuel sample revealed the presence of silicon. The tank seals and lines were intact, and the source of the silicon could not be determined. No silicon nor any white powdery deposits (the expected combustion byproducts of silicon) were found on any of the engine components. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N653T
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Media:
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— Emerald McIntyre (@EmiMcIntyre) June 3, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2014 17:06 | harro | Added |
| 03-Jun-2014 23:25 | Geno | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2014 03:30 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 15:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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