Plane Crash List

Beechcraft 33 N930T

16 January 1994 · Poughkeepsie, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 January 1994 at about 14:38 local time, a Beechcraft 33 registered N930T, operated by Stillman E. Bond, was involved in an accident near Poughkeepsie, New York, 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 14:38
Classification
Accident
Location
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Coordinates
41.6910, -73.9197
Aircraft
Beechcraft 33
Registration
N930T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Stillman E. Bond
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → West Chester
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
BFO94LA025

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN TO COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER PRE-HEATING THE AIRPLANE, AND AFTER A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES OR CONTAMINATED FUEL, THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND CLIMBED TO 2,220 FEET MSL. ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER SELECTING CRUISE POWER, THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER. THE ENGINE WAS 'BARELY KEPT ALIVE' BY USE OF THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP, BUT FULL POWER COULD NOT BE REGAINED DESPITE THE COMPLETION OF THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A WOODED AREA, AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE DID NOT REVEALED ANY PRE-IMPACT DISCREPANCIES WHICH WOULD HAVE LED TO A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ZERO DEGREES. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE GASCOLATOR. ALL OF THE SPARK PLUG LEADS WERE BLACK AND WORN. THE AIRPORT FUEL SUPPLY WAS TESTED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE ENGINE HAD A HISTORY OF HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Beechcraft 33 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
1 Aug 1994 Beechcraft 33
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no coordinates
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12 Jun 1995 Beechcraft 33
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16 Sep 1996 Beechcraft 33
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no coordinates
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All 26 records for this type

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