Beechcraft 23 N2341J

Summary

On 31 August 1988 at about 17:00 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N2341J was involved in an incident near Frankfort, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 August 1988 at 17:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Frankfort, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

38.1899, -84.8597

Aircraft

Beechcraft 23

Registration

N2341J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lexington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88IA242

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ENGINE QUIT DURING GO-AROUND FROM SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. DURING COMPLETION OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURE THE FUEL SELECTOR POSITION WAS CHANGED TO OPPOSITE WING FUEL TANK. LATER EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT WHEN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE HANDLE INDICATED RIGHT TANK, IT WAS ACTUALLY 'OFF'. CO-OWNER HAD REMOVED AND REINSTALLED SELECTOR VALVE HANDLE WHILE WORKING UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A PIN IN THE VALVE STEM DESIGNED TO PREVENT IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE VALVE HANDLE HAD BEEN SHEARED OFF, PROBABLY WHEN THE CO-OWNER ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE HANDLE. VALVE HANDLE HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED DURING RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION BUT CORRECT FUEL FLOW HAD BEEN VERIFIED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.