Accident · 1991-05-23

NTSB case NYC91LA139 · BEECH BE-23-B24R · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-05-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BEECH BE-23-B24R (N6968R)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Skyline Aviation LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKYLINE AVIATION CORP.

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP, WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DECISION BY THE PILOT TO TAKEOFF WITH KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES; THE PILOT'S HARD LANDING DURING THE FORCED LANDING; AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE.

Source: NTSB case NYC91LA139

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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