Accident · 1997-03-02

NTSB case NYC97LA059 · Beech J35 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-03-02
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Beech J35 (N88AA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: EDWIN H. JOHNSON Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): EDWIN H. JOHNSON

Probable cause

the pilot's placing the fuel selector in the improper position causing fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. The loss of engine power resulted in a forced landing on the runway during an aborted landing.

Source: NTSB case NYC97LA059

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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