ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359816
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| Date: | Friday 9 September 1994 |
| Time: | 18:25 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft D18S |
| Owner/operator: | Gateway Air Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N666S |
| MSN: | A-176 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8868 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt Pleasant, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Waterloo, IA (KALO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A LOSS OF POWER ON BOTH ENGINES. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN POWER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO AND THEREFORE CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE FOUND THAT HE HAD SELECTED THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE WRONG POSITION AND THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD SUFFERED FUEL STARVATION.
Probable Cause: the improper fuel selector position by the pilot-in-command which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor was rough/uneven terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA323
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 14:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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