# Accident 20010518038909A: Beech C90, Islip, NY, May 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2001, 17:24 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AOQA
- Location: 40.8094° N, 73.0864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8094&lon=-73.0864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270TC-2001-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90 (registry code 1152913, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010518038909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AT ISP, N270TC EXPERIENCED DUAL ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WOODED AREA 1/4 MILE EAST OF RUNWAY 24 THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH NO POST IMPACT FIRE. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY BOTH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS, THERE WAS NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.

## 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 NYC01FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA127), May 18, 2001: Beech C90 (N270TC), Islip, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to activate the fuel transfer pumps in accordance with the check list, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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