ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133755
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| Date: | Friday 24 April 1998 |
| Time: | 17:23 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft D95A Travel Air |
| Owner/operator: | Kentucky Airmotive Inc. |
| Registration: | N479AM |
| MSN: | TD-703 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3940 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-36-BIB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Sterling, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KIOB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a go-around on, the airplane yawed nose left and entered a descending left turn. The airplane struck the ground in an open field to the left of the runway and burned. Examination revealed the left fuel selector was OFF, and the right fuel selector was ON. The fuel lines were intact and about 5 ounces of fuel was found in the fuel line to the right engine, and about 1/2 ounce of fuel was found in the fuel line to the left engine. The flight instructor reported the pilot receiving instruction had checked the fuel selectors as they entered the traffic pattern and he verified their position. When asked why he did not feather the propeller on the left engine, the flight instructor reported he was too busy trying to fly the airplane.
Probable Cause: Was the failure of the flight instructor to feather the engine in a timely manner. Factors were improper placement of the fuel selector valve by the student and failure of the flight instructor to adequately supervise its placement.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC98LA101
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Apr-2024 13:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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