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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech G33 · El Paso, TX · June 16, 1981

Date
June 16, 1981 · 14:15 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9089Q
Reported as
Beech G33
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total475 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit when power reduced for landing. Found left fuel tank empty. Right tank had fuel. Engine started okay.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WHEN POWER REDUCED FOR LANDING. FOUND LEFT FUEL TANK EMPTY. RIGHT TANK HAD FUEL. ENGINE STARTED OKAY.