# Accident 19890204015839A: Beech A2324, Clearwater, FL, February 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater Air Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9767° N, 82.7587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Clearwater Air Park (CLW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9767&lon=-82.7587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3697Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3697Q-1992-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890204015839A

## Narrative

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

LEFT SELECTED FUEL TANK RAN OUT DURING GO AROUND FROM A BLOCKED RUNWAY. TRIED TO RETURN,HIT FENCE AND STACKED PIPES

## 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 MIA89FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA078), Feb 4, 1989: Beech A23-24 (N3697Q), Clearwater, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE CFI DEPLETING THE FUEL SUPPLY FROM ONE OF TWO TANKS AND FAILING TO SELECT THE FULLEST TANK FOR LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CFI'S IMPROPER DECISION TO TURN…

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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