Aerospatiale TB-20 N31TB
25 September 1988 · Omaha, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 September 1988 at about 21:00 local time, a Aerospatiale TB-20 registered N31TB, operated by Walker, Karl C., was involved in an accident near Omaha, Nebraska, United States. 4 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eppley (OMA)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale TB-20
- Registration
- N31TB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Walker, Karl C.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Moline → Omaha
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC88LA177
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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 WHEN THE ACFT WAS AT APRX 150' TO 200' AGL ON FINAL APCH, THE ENG LOST PWR & WOULD NOT RESTART. UNABLE TO RCH THE RWY, HE LNDD ABOUT 50' SHORT ON SOFT TRRN, WHERE THE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT WAS DMGD. ONLY ABOUT 12 OUNCES OF FUEL WAS REMAINING IN THE LEFT TANK, BUT 13 GAL WAS FND IN THE RGT TANK. DRG POST-ACDNT CHECKS, 3 GAL OF FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE LEFT TANK. HOWEVER, THE ENG WOULD NOT START IRREGARDLESS OF THE FUEL SELECTOR PSN. WHEN AN INDEPENDENT FUEL SOURCE WAS CONNECTED TO THE INLET FUEL LINE, THE ENG STARTED & OPERATED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE ENG WAS RECONNECTED TO THE ACFT FUEL SYS, IT RAN ONLY BRIEFLY & WOULD NOT RESTART, EVEN THOUGH FUEL IN THE TANKS EXCEEDED THE UNUSABLE LVL OF 1.3 GAL/TANK. A TEST OF THE BOOST PUMP SHOWED THAT AT 23 PSI, ITS FLOW RATE WAS 9 GPH; THE PUMP SPECIFICATION WAS FOR 35 GPH AT 23 PSI.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale TB-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1988 | Aerospatiale TB-20 | Yucca Valley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1992 | Aerospatiale TB-20 | Groveland, California, United States | Paul James | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1995 | Aerospatiale TB-20 | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Jan 1997 | Aerospatiale TB-20 | University Park, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1997 | Aerospatiale TB-20 | Borrego, California, United States | Van Nuys Flight Center, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1988 | Cessna 188 | York, Nebraska, United States | Jerome D. Bair | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1988 | Beechcraft C23 | Crete, Nebraska, United States | Richard L. Sullivan | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1988 | Grumman G-164A | Hebron, Nebraska, United States | Davenport Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-12 | Bertrand, Nebraska, United States | Ray's Aircraft Repair Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-17 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Bonacci Flying Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Marion, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |