41.7367° N, 72.6494° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 18, 1989 · 17:29 local
Place
Hartford, CT
Airport
Hartford-Brainard
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7231Y
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total700 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot advised ATC of engine problem. Able to correct by switching tanks. Found quantity indicator faulty.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ADVISED ATC OF ENGINE PROBLEM. ABLE TO CORRECT BY SWITCHING TANKS. FOUND QUANTITY INDICATOR FAULTY.