# Accident 19910712027489A: Multec D16A, Eau Claire, MI, July 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1991, 20:15 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9800° N, 86.3007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9800&lon=-86.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88T-1993-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal TEMCO D-16A (registry code 9230608, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-temco-d-16a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MULTEC D16A
- Reported engine: LYC O340A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,678 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910712027489A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF DUE FUEL STARVATION. HIT TREES. SELECTOR INSTALLED WRONG. BELEIVED ON TANK WITH 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 CHI91FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA208), Jul 13, 1991: Temco D-16A (N88T), Eau Claire, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL SELECTOR LEVER WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARATION.

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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