ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42787
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| Date: | Thursday 12 August 1982 |
| Time: | 13:49 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft H35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Westwings |
| Registration: | N4800Y |
| MSN: | D-4938 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4742 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tulsa, OK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Tulsa, OK |
| Tulsa, OK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF. PILOT TRIED TO TURN BACK TO AIRPORT IN A LEFT BANK DESCRIBED AS 60 TO 90 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED ABOUT 1300 FEET EAST OF TAKEOFF POINT. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE FUEL PUMP WAS PLACED ON A FLOW BENCH & ON THE INITIAL TEST WOULD NOT PUMP FUEL. THE VAPOR SEPARATOR TOWER COVERPLATE WAS REMOVED & A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS OBSERVED IN THE ORIFICE OF THE VAPOR EJECTOR. THERE WERE PARTICLES OF A BLACK SUBSTANCE FLOATING IN THE SEPARATOR TOWER. WHEN THE FUEL WAS POURED ONTO A WHITE TOWEL THE PARTICLES DISCOLORED THE TOWEL AS GRAPHITE MIGHT DO. AFTER THE VAPOR TOWER & EJECTOR ORIFICE WERE CLEANED, THE PUMP OPERATED NORMALLY. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X03470
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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