# Accident 19920830033989A: Beech A24, Simsbury, CT, August 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1992, 16:56 local time
- Place: Simsbury, CT
- Airport: Simsbury Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9162° N, 72.7769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIMSBURY (4B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9162&lon=-72.7769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N866Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866Y-1993-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24 (registry code 1151250, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24
- Reported engine: CONT IO360E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920830033989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. MUSHED INTO TREES AND IMPACTED IN A SWAMP. DIRT IN FUEL . SAT IDLE 5 MONTHS. OUT OF ANNUAL

## 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 NYC92LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA181), Aug 30, 1992: Beech A24 (N866Y), Simsbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO A FUEL LINE BLOCKED WITH DIRT AND SLUDGE, WHILE OPERATING OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE OWNER/PILOT TO DETECT THE DIRT AND…

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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