Accident · 1989-02-22

NTSB case SEA89FA050 · MOONEY M20K · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-02-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: MOONEY M20K (N94276)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING SURGING FUEL PRESSURE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS SNOW CONDITIONS WHICH IMPAIRED THE PILOT'S ABILITY TO MAKE A PROPER FORCED LANDING.

Source: NTSB case SEA89FA050

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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