Burdette CUBY PA-11 N99615

Summary

On 22 November 1989 at about 23:30 local time, a Burdette CUBY PA-11 registered N99615, operated by Krier, Marc A., was involved in an accident near Ashland, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 November 1989 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ashland, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

37.1801, -99.7593

Aircraft

Burdette CUBY PA-11

Registration

N99615

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Krier, Marc A.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ashland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MKC90LA036

Nobody was injured.

AN UNDETERMINED PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT WITH THE KNOWN DEFICIENCY. THE UNEVEN (TERRACED) TERRAIN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AS THE PLT OF THE HOME-BUILT ACFT WAS RTRNG TO THE ARPT FROM A LOCAL FLT, THE ENG LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A TERRACED WHEAT FIELD SHORT OF THE ARPT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. CONDITIONS WERE NOT CONDUCIVE TO CARB ICING. THE PLT RPRTD THE ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF FUEL FLOW PROBLEMS; HE BELIEVED THIS MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE OCCURRENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.