ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367190
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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1990 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B35 |
| Owner/operator: | Fendig, Bruce |
| Registration: | N5180C |
| MSN: | D-2462 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5414 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL E-185-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brunswick, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Savannah, GA (KSAV) |
| Brunswick, GA (KSSI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON THE RETURN FLT TO THE AIRPORT, THE PLT ESTABLISHED A DESCENT & THE ENG LOST POWER AT ABOUT 1000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BY SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND ESTABLISHED A GLIDE FOR A MARSH AREA, BUT THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE. THE PILOT EXITED THE INVERTED AIRCRAFT UNASSISTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE TANK CONTAINED FUEL; HOWEVER, THE RIGHT WING TANK WAS EMPTY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MANAGE HIS FUEL SUPPLY BY SWITCHING TO A TANK WITH FUEL PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. COLLISION WITH THE TREE(S) WAS A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90LA092
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 08:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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