19891217051709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Nashville, NC · December 17, 1989

Date
December 17, 1989 · 16:30 local
Place
Nashville, NC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8EM
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL90LA041
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total45 in this make and model

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What happened

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Engine quit on descent to airport. Hit ditch landing in a field. No engine defects. Water in fuel on preflight.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT. HIT DITCH LANDING IN A FIELD. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. WATER IN FUEL ON PREFLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8EM · 1

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