- Date
- April 8, 1989, 09:42 local (13:42 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N711BFBeech C-45H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890408006929A
- Case key
- 32285
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Probable cause
Fuel contamination of the left engine fuel system which resulting in a failure of the left engine.
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 pilot of the turbine powered C45-H experienced a failure of the left engine due to fuel contamination after takeoff. He then executed a forced landing off the departure end of the runway with the right engine still developing power, as demonstrated by prop signatures and damage during grnd contact. Post acc fuel analysis showed sand and fiber contamination. The plt had just refueled but the source of the contamination was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N711BF
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AF-300
- Airframe hours
- 6,206
- Engine
- P&W PT-6A-20, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Basler Flight Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · December 22, 1988 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Destination
- XO7 · Lake Wales, FL
- Airport
- TPA · Tampa, runway 9, 7,000 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 26,202 total · 34 in this make and model · 21,652 as pilot in command · 83 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.