- Date
- January 16, 1989, 20:32 local (Jan 17, 1989, 01:32 UTC)
- Place
- Bridgeport, CT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6829QBeech S-35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 36366
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Probable cause
The improper fuel selector position and loss of power to the engine due to fuel exhaustion.
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
While practicing touch and go landings after an IFR flight, the airplane experienced a loss of power and was substantially damaged during an off airport forced landing. The pilot said that he was operating on the right tank, which, when examined by the FAA contained 1-2 gallons of fuel; the left tank contained 30 gals. A post-accident engine run-up did not reveal any mechanical deficiencies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6829Q
- Reported as
- Beech S-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7364
- Airframe hours
- 2,590
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA6, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard C. Keyt
- Registered owner
- F. Gene Keyt/John Peterdi
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 30, 1988 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- BTV · Burlington, VT
- Destination
- BDR · Bridgeport, CT
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BDR · Bridgeport Sikorsky, runway 29, 4,761 × 150 ft, 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
- 39
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point -0 °F