19870430013069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wthrly 620 · Greeley, CO · April 30, 1987

Date
April 30, 1987 · 08:15 local
Place
Greeley, CO
Airport
Greeley Weld County
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9256W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA116
Reported as
Wthrly 620
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
604 total12 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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The engine failed from fuel starvation. The aircraft nosed over on a hard landing. Fuel selector not in detent.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON A HARD LANDING. FUEL SELECTOR NOT IN DETENT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N9256W · 1

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