ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369240
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 February 1989 |
| Time: | 13:25 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A-36 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N67561 |
| MSN: | E-1683 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2100 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-BB15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kennebunk, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Portland, ME (KPWM) |
| Boston, MA (KBOS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE IN CRUISE AT 3,000 FEET A LOSS OF ENG POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED DURING WHICH THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES. THE ENG WAS TEST RUN SATISFACTORILY DURING POST ACCIDENT EXAM. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE TWO TANK POSITIONS (FUEL WOULD NOT FLOW IN THIS POSITION), THE AUX BOOST PUMP WAS OFF AND FUEL WAS PRESENT IN BOTH TANKS. IN ADDITION, A WITNESS INDICATED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT CONDUCT A PREFLIGHT EXAM OF THE ACFT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS PROPERLY POSITIONED WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA078
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 12:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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