- Date
- April 27, 1990, 16:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Apple Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5664SBeech A23-19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900427022959A
- Case key
- 26786
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Probable cause
Fuel contamination and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering.
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 aircraft experienced a loss of power during the takeoff initial climb and crashed while attempting a return to airport maneuver. FAA inspectors examined the aircraft and engine. No discrepancies were found with the engine. The right fuel cap was found to have a badly deteriorated 'o' ring, and water was found in the right fuel tank. The fuel selector was found positioned to the right tank. Witnesses on the airport reported that the pilot washed the aircraft before the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5664S
- Reported as
- Beech A23-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MB-94
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2C, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lloyd K Bilnoski
- Departed
- APV
- Destination
- DAG · Barstow, CA
- Airport
- APV, runway 18, asphalt
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 285 total · 285 in this make and model · 212 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 30 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.