# Accident 19930623019929A: Beech B19, Minneapolis, MN, June 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1993, 12:39 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8602° N, 93.6507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8602&lon=-93.6507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2157W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2157W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 113 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930623019929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. HIT POLE LANDING ON ROAD. THREADS FROM CARB INLET LINE BLOCKED 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 CHI93LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA219), Jun 23, 1993: Beech B19 (N2157W), Victoria, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A JAMMED CARBURETOR FLOAT AND THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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