# Accident 20091005050379A: Temco D-16A, Eden Prairie, MN, October 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8272° N, 93.4569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8272&lon=-93.4569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124N-2013-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco D-16A (registry code 9230604, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-340 series (registry code 41510, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO D-16A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 42,000 total, 43 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091005050379A

## Narrative

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

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).

## 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 CEN10LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA004), Oct 5, 2009: Temco D-16A (N124N), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

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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