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| Date: | Wednesday 3 November 1993 |
| Time: | 18:11 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B36TC |
| Owner/operator: | Tsa Enterprises |
| Registration: | N8006R |
| MSN: | EA-531 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 338 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-UB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rockford, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KRFD) |
| (KRFD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN ON A CHECK FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE FOR AN OIL-AND-FILTER CHANGE AND REPLACEMENT OF LEAKING GASKETS. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER, PROMPTING A TURN TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER IN THE TURN. DURING A LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE HIT A FENCE. THE MAIN FUEL LINE CONNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND LOOSE. WHEN THE BOOST PUMP WAS ENERGIZED, THE LOOSE FITTING LEAKED SUBSTANTIALLY.
Probable Cause: A LOOSE FUEL LINE FITTING, DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INTERUPTION OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA031
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 14:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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