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| Date: | Tuesday 16 July 1985 |
| Time: | 05:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 99 |
| Owner/operator: | H & D Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N95WA |
| MSN: | U-6 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25576 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Louisville, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Louisville, KY (KSDF) |
| Terre Haute, IN (KHUF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ENROUTE TO 8000 FT, BOTH ENG LOST ALL POWER. THE PLTS ATTEMPTED RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE A/P WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE MADE AN EMERG LDG ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. ALL LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. THERE WERE CONFLICTING FUEL QUANTITY INDICATIONS PRIOR TO T/O. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL FUEL QUANTITY PRIOR TO FLT. THE A/C HAD A HISTORY OF FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING PROBLEMS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL85FA213
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 April 1982 | N95WA | Wheeler Airlines | 0 | Asheville Regional Airport, NC (AVL/KAVL) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 19:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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