- Date
- October 14, 1987, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greensboro, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N62VQuestair 20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871014059709A
- Case key
- 7553
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after take-off, at about 500 ft AGL, the engine quit and the pilot attempted to return to the airport and land. The aircraft crashed and caught fire. The fuel system was found to have three fuel selectors installed. The main fuel selector, which supplies fuel to the engine, was in the 'on' position. The two fuel selectors from both the rt and left fuel cells were found in the 'off' positions. These two fuel selectors must be in the 'on' position to supply fuel to the main fuel selector. The acft was equipped with a header tank which has a capacity of approximately one half gallon. The engine was recovered and successfully run on a test stand.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62V
- Reported as
- Questair 20
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 0001
- Airframe hours
- 79
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-PB, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Questair, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Questair, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · June 12, 1987 · 79 hours before
- Departed
- GSO · Greensboro, NC
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,425 total · 75 in this make and model · 42 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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