19890127001589A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech E33 · Reedley, CA · January 27, 1989

Date
January 27, 1989 · 17:55 local
Place
Reedley, CA
Airport
Reedley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8403N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA097
Reported as
Beech E33
Reported engine
Continental IO470K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total44 in this make and model43 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.

Ran left tank dry en route after prior knowledge would not operate on full aright tank. Crashed. Tank vent clogged.

As the FAA filed it

RAN LEFT TANK DRY EN ROUTE AFTER PRIOR KNOWLEDGE WOULD NOT OPERATE ON FULL ARIGHT TANK. CRASHED. TANK VENT CLOGGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.