ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360527
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| Date: | Sunday 1 May 1994 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft K35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N441B |
| MSN: | D-5943 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gustavus, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Juneau, AK (JNU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SWITCHED FROM HIS AUXILIARY FUEL TANK TO HIS LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. HE HAD TO DITCH IN THE BAY. THE PILOT SAID HE THOUGHT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL MISMANAGEMENT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DELAY IN SELECTING THE MAIN FUEL TANK POSITION. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC94LA053
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 April 1992 | N441B | Private | 0 | Valley City, ND | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 08:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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