- Date
- October 24, 1984, 19:59 local (Oct 25, 1984, 00:59 UTC)
- Place
- North Platte, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1890LBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841024060639A
- Case key
- 33877
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Analysis
The plt stated that he had been using fuel from the rt wing fuel tank to compensate for a lateral imbalance during the flt. The fuel selector was on the rt tank when the eng failed. The plt said he switched tanks after the eng failed but was unable to restart the eng before impacting the gnd. Exam of the acft after the accident revealed that there was approximately 10 gallons of fuel in the left fuel tank, the rt tank was empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1890L
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E860
- Airframe hours
- 1,874
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stewart Emery
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 17, 1984 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- FWA · Ft. Wayne, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LBF · Lee Bird Field, runway 30R, 8,000 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,460 total · 2,380 in this make and model · 152 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LBF
FAA reports on this event · 1
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