# Accident 19890526012969A: Beech D55, Greenwood, IN, May 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Greenwood, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6099° N, 86.1106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6099&lon=-86.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8450N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8450N-1992-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526012969A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES RAN TANK DRY,WAS UNABLE TO HANDLE ENGINE OUT OR SWITCH TANKS. CRASHED. OVERSHOT OPEN AREA INTO OBSTACLES.

## 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 MKC89FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA116), May 26, 1989: Beech D55 (N8450N), Greenwood, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION, AND IMPROPER USE OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SELF INDUCED PRESSURE BY…

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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