ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58737
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 February 2009 |
| Time: | 09:28 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft H35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7942D |
| MSN: | D-5192 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5369 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East Kansas City Airport (3GV)(Grain Valley), Missouri -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grain Valley, MO (3GV) |
| Atchison, KS (K59) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that shortly after takeoff, the aircraft's engine lost all power. The pilot attempted to restart the engine but without success. He made a forced landing in an open field. During the landing roll-out, the left wing struck a tree causing the airplane to spin around. The wing's leading edge was wrinkled, the wing spar was damaged, and the nose gear strut assembly was sheared off. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies prior to the engine losing power. An examination of the airplane' s engine and engine driven fuel pump revealed "foreign matter under the pressure relief valve", which allowed "fuel to bypass" the carburetor and return to the fuel tank instead.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation (mechanical). Contributing to the accident was the forced landing on unsuitable terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2009 10:56 | slowkid | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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