ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378376
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| Date: | Monday 24 September 1984 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36TC |
| Owner/operator: | Mainline Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N305MM |
| MSN: | EA 188 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 669 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TSIO-520-UB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Lafayette, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Chicago, IL (KMDW) |
| Lafayette, IN (KLAF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE LEVELED OFF AT 3000 FT MSL, THE AUX FUEL BOOST SWITCH WAS STILL ON, SO HE SWITCHED IT 'OFF.' WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF, THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN WITH A BIT OF VIBRATION, SO HE RETURNED THE SWITCH TO 'ON' & LEFT IT IN THAT POSITION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. THE EN ROUTE PORTION OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING A DESCENT THRU 2300 FT, IN IFR CONDITIONS NEAR THE DESTINATION, THE ENG STOPPED RUNNING. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG. HE REPORTED THAT THE ACFT BROKE OUT OF THE OVERCAST AT A LOW ALT. THE PLT SAW A SUITABLE FIELD & LANDED, BUT THE ACFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY DURING A RUN-UP. NO REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER WAS IDENTIFIED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI84IA404
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 07:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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