Accident Beechcraft 35-A33 Debonair N915Q, Sunday 13 August 1989

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Date:	Sunday 13 August 1989
Time:	19:43 LT
Type:	Beechcraft 35-A33 Debonair
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N915Q
MSN:	CD-379
Year of manufacture:	1961
Total airframe hrs:	4650 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-470-K
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Bloomington, IL - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Bloomington, IL (KBMI)
Destination airport:	St. Louis, MO (3WE)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND CONTINUED ON ACROSS A GRASSY AREA AND INTO A FIELD OF MATURE CORN BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED CONTAMINATION (WATER, DEBRIS, AND A RUST-LIKE PARTICULATE) IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE ENGINE RAN UP NORMALLY WITH CLEAN FUEL IN THE SYSTEM.

Probable Cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CONTAMINATION (WATER, DEBRIS, AND RUST-LIKE PARTICLES) IN THE FUEL AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO DETECT THE CONTAMINATION DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION.

Accident investigation: