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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Temco D-16A · Eden Prairie, MN · October 5, 2009

Date: October 5, 2009 · 12:30 local
Place: Eden Prairie, MN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N124N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA004
Reported as: Temco D-16A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 42,000 total43 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N124NRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2013 · Temco D-16AS/N TTN-60 · Built 1946 Airframe modelTemco D-16A Engine modelLycoming 0-340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 10/05/2009 at 1230CDST, a Temco D-16A twin navion owned by AZ aeromachine LLC and operated by robert fiske, experienced a loss of power resulting in a forced landing in a wooded area in Eden Prairie, MN. VFR conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed, the pilot recieved serious injuries. The pilot holds an ATP certificate, multi-engine land and commercial pilot certificate single engine land. The flight originated at the minneapolis anoka county/blaine airport (ane).

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/05/2009 AT 1230CDST, A TEMCO D-16A TWIN NAVION OWNED BY AZ AEROMACHINE LLC AND OPERATED BY ROBERT FISKE, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING IN A WOODED AREA IN EDEN PRAIRIE, MN. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE PILOT RECIEVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS AN ATP CERTIFICATE, MULTI-ENGINE LAND AND COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE SINGLE ENGINE LAND. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS ANOKA COUNTY/BLAINE AIRPORT (ANE).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN10LA004Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEden Prairie, MNA total loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the failure of the engine's electric fuel pump end cap gasket, which allowed air to be drawn into the fuel system.Oct 5, 2009 · Substantial damage