ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229277
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| Date: | Monday 23 September 2019 |
| Time: | 16:54 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5277C |
| MSN: | D-2671 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5164 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental E-225-8-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Multnomah County, Gresham, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Scappoose Industrial Airpark, OR (KSPB) |
| Scappoose Industrial Airpark, OR (KSPB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before departing on an approximate 1 hour and 20-minute instructional flight, the instructor and student idled on the airplane on the ground for about 30 minutes. While conducting maneuvers, the engine 'audibly slowed down drastically' and the propeller and throttle controls did not respond to pilot inputs. The instructor performed a forced landing to a field, resulting in substantial damage.
Examination of the wreckage revealed that the right main fuel tank was intact and void of fuel. The left main fuel tank was full. The fuel selector was found in the right main tank position and the selector valve operated normally after the accident.
Based on the available information, it is likely that the entirety of the flight was conducted with the right main fuel tank selected, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the instructor's inadequate in-flight fuel management.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19LA265
Location
Media:
Deputies responding to a plane crash near 182nd and Richey Rd. Both occupants taken to the hospital. PIO on scene, Media staging at Butler Creek Elementary School. pic.twitter.com/oVWwJCxwHJ
— Multnomah Co Sheriff (@MultCoSO) September 24, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2019 05:00 | Geno | Added |
| 24-Sep-2019 05:19 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 24-Sep-2019 15:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 24-Sep-2019 19:30 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 01-Jul-2022 17:00 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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