# Accident 19890127001589A: Beech E33, Reedley, CA, January 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1989, 17:55 local time
- Place: Reedley, CA
- Airport: Reedley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6193° N, 119.5099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6193&lon=-119.5099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8403N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8403N-1989-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33 (registry code 1151422, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 44 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890127001589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA097), Jan 28, 1989: Beech E33 (N8403N), Parlier, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION TO CONTINUE TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AFTER ENCOUNTERING A RESTRICTIONOF FUEL FLOW FROM THE RIGHT TANK AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION WHEN THE LEFT…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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