# Accident 19891122055079A: Amtr CUBY, Ashland, KS, November 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ashland, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1801° N, 99.7593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1801&lon=-99.7593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99615, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99615) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burdette CUBY PA-11 (registry code 05655E5, https://openairdocs.org/model/burdette-cuby-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CUBY
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 115 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891122055079A

## Narrative

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

CRASH LANDED IN A TERRACED WHEAT FIELD WHEN ENGINE QUIT. PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT HAD PRIOR FUEL FLOW PROBLEM.

## 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 MKC90LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA036), Nov 22, 1989: Burdette Cuby PA-11 (N99615), Ashland, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT WITH THE KNOWN DEFICIENCY. THE UNEVEN (TERRACED) TERRAIN WAS A…

## Other reports on N99615 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110704015991I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110704015991I), Jul 4, 2011: Burdette CUBY PA-11 (N99615), Benton, KS, Minor damage. Pilot was in the pattern, making stop and go landings, and was taxiing back for another takeoff. He was distracted as he taxiied by the fuel pumps and 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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