# Accident 19910523021799A: Beech B24R, Frenchville, ME, May 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1991, 17:24 local time
- Place: Frenchville, ME
- Airport: Northern Aroostook Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2855° N, 68.3127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHERN AROOSTOOK RGNL (FVE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2855&lon=-68.3127&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6968R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6968R-1991-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 802 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523021799A

## Narrative

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

LOST FUEL PRESSURE. BOUNCED 60 FEET IN AIR ON FORCED LANDING. ENGINE FUEL PUMP FOREIGN OBJECT JAMMED VALVE OPEN.

## 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 NYC91LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA139), May 23, 1991: Beech BE-23-B24R (N6968R), Caribou, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP, WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DECISION BY 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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