ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369152
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| Date: | Sunday 26 February 1989 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: | Intermountain Mfg. (imco) CALLAIR A-9B |
| Owner/operator: | Peter Kussbach |
| Registration: | N375MC |
| MSN: | 1309 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3069 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-G1G5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Paso, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACFT EXPERIENCED AN ENG FAILURE DURING A LOW PASS OVER THE AIRPORT TO DROP A GLIDER TOW ROPE. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER THE PLT FAILED TO PROPERLY SET UP THE ACFT FOR A FORCED LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ABOUT 5 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RT TANK AND ZERO IN THE LEFT. THE RIGHT TANK WAS SELECTED WHEN THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN EITHER THE FLOW DIVIDER OR THE LINES.
Probable Cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE FULLEST TANKS AND, FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89DQA01
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 11:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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