# Accident 19890813031119A: Beech 35A33, Bloomington-Nor, IL, August 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1989, 18:43 local time
- Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL
- Airport: Bloomington-Normal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4690° N, 88.9396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4690&lon=-88.9396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35A33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 671 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813031119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ON END RUNWAY, RAN OFF INTO CORNFIELD. FUEL MIXTURE AVGAS AND MOGAS CONTAMINATED.

## 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 CHI89LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA170), Aug 13, 1989: Beech A33 (N915Q), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CONTAMINATION (WATER, DEBRIS, AND RUST-LIKE PARTICLES) IN THE FUEL AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO DETECT THE CONTAMINATION DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION.

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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