- Date
- July 12, 1991, 20:15 local (Jul 13, 1991, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Eau Claire, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N88TTemco D-16A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910712027489A
- Case key
- 14905
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Probable cause
The improper replacement of the fuel selector lever which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel staration.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The owner/operator of the airplane had replaced the interior prior to this flight. During the replacement of the carpet it was necessary to remove and replace the fuel selector levers. During the first takeoff after the maintenance, the left engine lost power. The aircraft descended into trees and the terrain. Subsequent examination revealed that the left fuel selector lever was not properly replaced and the tank to which it was selected did not contain sufficient fuel to complete the proposed flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88T
- Reported as
- Temco D-16A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TTN-58
- Engine
- Lycoming O-340-A1A, 170 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert G. Rogein
- Registered owner
- Robert G. Rogein
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,678 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Observed at
- SBN, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.