ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365936
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| Date: | Sunday 18 November 1990 |
| Time: | 16:55 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft J-35 |
| Owner/operator: | Kroll, Douglas |
| Registration: | N8263D |
| MSN: | 5387 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5316 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-407C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Brighton, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER TEN MINUTES OF FLIGHT WHILE IN A CLIMB TO CRUISE, THE ENGINE FAILED TOTALLY AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON RISING ROUGH TERRAIN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION REVEALED A FUEL FEED LINE FAILURE BETWEEN THE FUEL FEED TRANSDUCER AND FUEL MANIFOLD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN IMPROPER STC INSTALLATION.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE FUEL FEED LINE RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WAS IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL FEED TRANSDUCER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN91IA019
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 15:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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