- Date
- March 1, 1985, 13:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Richfield, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8112RBeech E33-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850301005249A
- Case key
- 16644
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that he was returning to the arpt and was on the base leg of the traffic pattern when he experienced a partial loss of eng pwr. The plt stated that when he turned on the boost pump, pwr was restored for a short time. He continued to state that he could not restore sufficient pwr to maintain flt. An emergency landing was executed in an open field. Post crash exam of the eng revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure. The plt has 2.5 hours of flt time in this make and model acft. The plt stated that he managed to get the eng started on base leg after the initial pwr loss by using the fuel boost pump. He stated that after the eng started he flipped the boost pump switch off and the eng immediately lost pwr again. The plts handbook (flt manual) states that the pump should be on for an air start & left on if the fuel pump is suspected of failure loss of fuel pressure with boost pump off. The plt indicated the start process was repeated several times with similiar results.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8112R
- Reported as
- Beech E33-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CJ-23
- Airframe hours
- 905
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Walter Morrison
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 22, 1985 · 3 hours before
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,800 total · 3 in this make and model · 33 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.