ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314789
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| Date: | Sunday 4 June 2023 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Yelle Flyers LLC |
| Registration: | N9169Q |
| MSN: | E-253 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5689 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-BB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sundance Airport (HSD/KHSD), Oklahoma City, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he flew west of the departure airport and practiced several turns before returning to perform several landings. During the descent to the airport, he switched fuel tanks from the left to the right fuel tank. The left fuel tank indication was just above the yellow arc, and the right fuel tank indication was about 3/8 of a tank. While the airplane was on the base leg for landing, the engine began to run rough and sustained a loss of engine power. The pilot switched fuel tanks, turned the boost pump on, and tried the ignition, but he was unable to restore engine power. The pilot then performed a forced landing to a road about one mile south of the airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the horizonal stabilizer.
A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the airplane fuel selector was in the left fuel tank position, the auxiliary fuel pump was on, and the mixture was full rich. The left and right fuel tanks contained about 10 gallons of fuel, which indicated in the yellow arc of both fuel gauges. A postaccident engine run was performed at engine speeds of 1,800 rpm and 2,300 rpm with the fuel selector positioned to the right fuel tank, and there were no anomalies that precluded engine operation. The fuel selector operated normally. The engine-driven pump, fuel control assembly, injector distributor valve, fuel injector lines, and fuel injectors were then removed for functional testing; no anomalies were noted.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power during approach for landing for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA224
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9169Q
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9169Q/history/20230604/1720Z/KHSD/KHSD
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2023 20:41 | Geno | Added |
| 04-Jun-2023 21:26 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 05-Jun-2023 17:32 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 11-Jul-2023 11:11 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 28-Apr-2024 09:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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