- Date
- September 24, 1984, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lafayette, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N305MMBeech A36TC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840924074539I
- Case key
- 12459
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Analysis
The plt reported that when he leveled off at 3000 ft MSL, the aux fuel boost switch was still on, so he switched it 'off.' When the switch was turned off, the eng began to run with a bit of vibration, so he returned the switch to 'on' & left it in that position for the remainder of the flt. The en route portion of the flt was uneventful. During a descent thru 2300 ft, IN IFR conditions near the destination, the eng stopped running. The plt was unable to restart the eng. He reported that the acft broke out of the overcast at a low alt. The plt saw a suitable field & landed, but the acft received minor damage. The eng operated normally during a run-up. No reason for the loss of power was identified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N305MM
- Reported as
- Beech A36TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- EA 188
- Airframe hours
- 669
- Engine
- Lycoming TSIO-520-UB, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mainline Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MDW · Chicago, IL
- Destination
- LAF · Lafayette, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LAF · Lafayette
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAF, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N305MM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.