# Accident 19920806029929A: Beech C90, Pontiac, MI, August 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1992, 14:10 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7692° N, 82.5296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7692&lon=-82.5296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90RG-2012-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90 (registry code 1152913, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,114 total, 261 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920806029929A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER BOTH ENGINES ON IFR APPROACH.DITCHED IN LAKE SHORT OF PONTIAC.ALL TANKS BUT ONE EMPTY.SHORT IFR FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI92LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA237), Aug 6, 1992: Beech C90 (N90RG), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S NOT UNDERSTANDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT INADVERTENT DISCONTINUANCE OF FUEL TO BOTH ENGINES.

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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