# Accident 19890511011559A: Norwst CP55PORTFLD, Tecumseh, MI, May 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1989, 09:05 local time
- Place: Tecumseh, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0007° N, 83.9399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0007&lon=-83.9399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32340, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Porterfield CP-55 (registry code 6480116, https://openairdocs.org/model/porterfield-cp-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORWST CP55PORTFLD
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 8 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890511011559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. FUEL SYSTEM HAD WATER CONTAMINATION.

## 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 CHI89LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA086), May 11, 1989: Porterfield CP-55 (N32340), Tecumseh, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OPERATINS, WHICH FAILED TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND RESULTED IN THE SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING. THE…

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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