Flugunfall 23 AUG 1990 einer Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I N80RD - Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Donnerstag 23 August 1990
Zeit:17:20
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic G159 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I
Fluggesellschaft:Rowan Drilling Comp. Marine
Kennzeichen: N80RD
Werknummer: 198
Baujahr: 1969
Betriebsstunden:5343
Triebwerk: 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 529-8X
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 3
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 12
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 15
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH) (   USA)
Flugphase: Start (TOF)
Betriebsart:Geschäftsflug
Flug von:Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH), USA
Flug nach:New Orleans International Airport, LA (MSY/KMSY), USA
Unfallbericht:
The no. 1 engine partially lost power on takeoff from runway 14L due to a malfunctioning fuel pump. The power loss was not sufficient to trigger the autofeathering system. Feathering was manually initiated, but the aircraft lost control and crashed.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Partial failure of the left engine fuel pump, which resulted in a partial loss of power in the left engine, but not enough of a power loss to trigger and/or complete the autofeathering operation of the left propeller, thus allowing insufficient time for the crew to manually feather the propeller or attain Vmc (for the aircraft configured with an unfeathered propeller)."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years
Accident number: FTW90MA161
Download report: Summary report

Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/94 (#68)
» NTSB


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Distance from Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX to New Orleans International Airport, LA as the crow flies is 486 km (304 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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