# Accident 19901204052789A: Beech D55, Greer, SC, December 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1990, 20:41 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Greenville-Spartanburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8599° N, 82.3004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8599&lon=-82.3004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2000Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2000Q-1991-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,566 total, 850 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901204052789A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES DURING 360 GO AROUND. CRASHED IN TREES. FUEL SELECTORS ON AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS. UNPORTED FUEL.

## 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 ATL91FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA026), Dec 5, 1990: Beech D-55 (N2000Q), Greer, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW NORMAL FUEL SYSTEM OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N2000Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19900531029919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900531029919I), May 31, 1990: Beech D55 (N2000Q), Chattanooga, TN, Minor damage. Landed with gear retracted. Inspection indicated the landing gear was in the up position when prop hit runway.

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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