# Accident 19890408006929A: Beech STCC45, Tampa, FL, April 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1989, 09:42 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0007° N, 82.5090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0007&lon=-82.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711BF-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STCC45
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,202 total, 34 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408006929A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FAILED AFTER LIFTOFF. RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER, CRASHED IN MALL PARKING LOT. FUEL CONTAMINATION FOUND.

## 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 MIA89FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA124), Apr 8, 1989: Beech C-45H (N711BF), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION OF THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE.

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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