# Accident 20090525009599A: Beech C90A, Yeehaw Junctio, FL, May 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2009, 11:40 local time
- Place: Yeehaw Junctio, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MJXA
- Location: 27.7619° N, 80.9864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7619&lon=-80.9864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8001V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8001V-2024-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90A (registry code 1152911, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 900 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090525009599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 25, 2009, AT AROUND 11:40 AM LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N8001V, A BEECH MODEL KING AIR C90A, LOST POWER TO BOTH ENGINES AND CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD JUST WEST OF YEEHAW, JUNCTION, FL,  THE PILOT, MR. GREG KLEINMAN, STATED THAT WHILE CLIMBING TO CRUISE IN THE MIAMI AREA, SAW AN AMBER FUEL CROSSFEED LIGHT ILLUMINATE.  AFTER REVIEWING THE CHECKLIST, THE PILOT DID NOT SEE ANY URGENCY AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT.  WHILE DESCENDING TO AN ALTITUDE OF 10,000 FEET, THE PILOT SAW BOTH FUEL PRESSURE RED ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, FOLLOWED BY A REDUCTION OF POWER.  AT AROUND 5,000 TO 6,000 FEET OF ALTITUDE, WHILE THE CO-PILOT WAS LOOKING FOR THE PILOT'S EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECKLIST, THE PILOT MANAGED TO AIR START THE LEFT ENGINE.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE RIGHT ENGINE, THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT.  THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT ABOUT 20 TO 30 SECONDS AFTER RESTART.  THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FORCED LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPS, FUSELAGE, WINGS AND LANDING GEAR.  THE TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY EXECUTIVE AIRLINK, UNDER PART 135.  THE AIRCRAFT'S FINAL DESTINATION WAS ORLANDO,FLORIDA.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM OCEAN REEF, FLORIDA.

## 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 ERA09FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA304), May 25, 2009: Beech C90A (N8001V), Yeehaw Junction, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flightcrew to recognize that both engines were being supplied fuel only from the right wing fuel tanks resulting in loss of power in both engine due to fuel starvation.…

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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