Questair 20 N62V

Summary

On 14 October 1987 at about 13:30 local time, a Questair 20 registered N62V, operated by Questair, Inc., was involved in an accident near Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 October 1987 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Questair 20

Registration

N62V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Questair, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greensboro → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88DMG02

1 person had minor injuries.

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND LAND. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO HAVE THREE FUEL SELECTORS INSTALLED. THE MAIN FUEL SELECTOR, WHICH SUPPLIES FUEL TO THE ENGINE, WAS IN THE 'ON' POSITION. THE TWO FUEL SELECTORS FROM BOTH THE RT AND LEFT FUEL CELLS WERE FOUND IN THE 'OFF' POSITIONS. THESE TWO FUEL SELECTORS MUST BE IN THE 'ON' POSITION TO SUPPLY FUEL TO THE MAIN FUEL SELECTOR. THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A HEADER TANK WHICH HAS A CAPACITY OF APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF GALLON. THE ENGINE WAS RECOVERED AND SUCCESSFULLY RUN ON A TEST STAND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.