ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229596
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| Date: | Sunday 26 August 2018 |
| Time: | 11:55 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N666WW |
| MSN: | CD-572 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9480 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bowman, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bowman, ND (KBWW) |
| Dickinson, ND (DIK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot and the passenger departed on a cross-country personal flight; the pilot indicated that, shortly after takeoff, the engine started "sputtering" and then lost power. The pilot attempted to restore engine power to no avail and performed a forced landing to a field, during which the airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing spars. A postaccident examination of the airframe, fuel system, and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. Although both main fuel tanks were full, further examination revealed that there was no fuel in the fuel lines, fuel, pump, or engine forward of the airplane firewall and fuel selector. Thus, it is likely that the fuel selector valve was not secured in the detent properly, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2019 07:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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