ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30515
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 June 1999 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 340A |
| Owner/operator: | Irwin P. Pochter |
| Registration: | N1372G |
| MSN: | 340A0071 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2220 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Cont TSIO-520-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phillipsburg, Phillips County, Kansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wheeling, IL (KPWK) |
| Pueblo, CO (KPUB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was executing a precautionary landing at the airport due to a reported fuel transfer problem. Witnesses described hearing engine variances and observed the aircraft roll and impact the ground nose first. There was a post crash fire mainly confined to the right wing area. Inspection of the flight control system, engines, and propellers did not reveal any pre-existing anomalies with these systems. The left fuel selector and left fuel pumps passed functional tests. The right fuel selector and right fuel pumps could not be tested due to fire damage.
Probable Cause: the pilot not maintaining flying speed. Factors to the accident were the fuel transfer problem of unknown origin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99FA177
FAA register: NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X18928&key=1
FAA register: 2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1372G
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Feb-2015 13:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2017 08:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 05:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Category, Accident report] |
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