ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364316
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 October 1991 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A23 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1425L |
| MSN: | M-819 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-346A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairfield, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sussex, NJ (N63) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 22 WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT ONE WING TANK CONTAINED SEVRAL GALLONS OF FUEL. THE OTHER WING TANK WAS RUPTURED, AND IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED HOW MUCH FUEL THAT TANK CONTAINED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON'S WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 13:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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