Beechcraft B19 N6982R
30 August 2009 · Thomasville, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 August 2009 at about 20:00 local time, a Beechcraft B19 registered N6982R was involved in an accident near Thomasville, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Thomasville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.9233, -76.8767
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B19
- Registration
- N6982R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- York → York
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA493
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power due to a partial blockage of the carburetor fuel inlet filter.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, during the preflight inspection, he checked the full fuel tanks for water at all three access points, with none found. The engine ran smoothly during taxi, run up and takeoff, but "stumbled" upon level off. The pilot switched tanks, "checked" the carburetor heat, and found that the engine only smoothed out when he added full power. The pilot decided to return to the airport, and during the base leg, the engine lost all power, resulting in a forced landing in a cornfield. A postflight examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no obvious mechanical anomalies with the physical components of the engine. However, when he examined the carburetor fuel inlet filter, the inspector found it about 75 percent blocked with particulate matter consisting of large quantities of rust, insect remains, and sand. A restriction of this amount would significantly effect the engine's ability to operate at lower power settings and could result in a total loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2009 | Beechcraft B19 | Winsted, Minnesota, United States | Great Lakes Aircraft, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Beechcraft B19 | Burns, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2010 | Beechcraft B19 | Rockohoma, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Beechcraft B19 | Whitesburg, Georgia, United States | Pederson George M | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2012 | Beechcraft B19 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Status Air | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2006 | Beechcraft B19 | Eden Prarie, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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