Aerospatiale TB-21 N20GF
22 November 1988 · Clinton, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 November 1988 at about 20:30 local time, a Aerospatiale TB-21 registered N20GF, operated by Kessler, Irving R., was involved in an accident near Clinton, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clinton, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.8409, -90.2302
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale TB-21
- Registration
- N20GF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kessler, Irving R.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waukegan → Omaha
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC89LA029
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE CRUISING AT 10,000' & MONITORING THE ENG INSTRUMENTS IN A NORMAL MANNER, POWER WAS SUDDENLY LOST AS IF BY FUEL STARVATION. HE STATED THAT EMERG PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG IN SPITE OF FUEL IN BOTH TANKS. HE TRIED TO GLIDE TO AN ARPT, BUT WAS UNABLE. DRG AN EMERG LANDING, THE NOSE & RGT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER THE ACFT ROLLED ABOUT 20 TO 30 YDS IN SOFT TERRAIN. NO SPECIFIC MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENG POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale TB-21 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1989 | Aerospatiale TB-21 | Newhall, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Dec 1993 | Aerospatiale TB-21 | Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | Klaus Eberius | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1988 | Cessna 152 | Underwood, Iowa, United States | Sky Harbor | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1988 | Shirlan Dickey E-RACER | Dubuque, Iowa, United States | Shirlan Dickey | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1988 | Varga 2150A | Washington, Iowa, United States | George L. Seyb | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1988 | Cessna 188B | Sumner, Iowa, United States | Cedar Valley Farm Services | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1988 | Cessna 152 | Burlington, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1988 | Cessna 195 | Keokuk, Iowa, United States | Glen NIX | No injuries | - |