# Accident 19900802033759A: Beech 58P, Springfield/Chi, MA, August 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1990, 07:13 local time
- Place: Springfield/Chi, MA
- Airport: Westover Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PTZA
- Location: 42.1940° N, 72.5348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1940&lon=-72.5348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520WB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,050 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802033759A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON LIFTOFF,ABORTED SAFELY BUT ENGINES DAMAGED BY JET FUEL PUMPED BY MISTAKE. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK.

## 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 NYC90LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA182), Aug 2, 1990: Beech 58P (N138P), Chicopee, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: DOUBLE POWER LOSS DUE TO IMPROPER FUELING PROCEDURES. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER PRE-FLIGHT ACTIONS BY THE PILOT AND WRONG FUEL.

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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