Beechcraft G36 N984W

Summary

On 9 April 2008 at about 18:25 local time, a Beechcraft G36 registered N984W, operated by Hawker Beechcraft Corp, was involved in an accident near El Dorado, Kansas, 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.

Date

9 April 2008 at 18:25

Classification

Accident

Location

El Dorado, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

37.9419, -96.8383

Aircraft

Beechcraft G36

Registration

N984W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hawker Beechcraft Corp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08LA095

Nobody was injured.

The improper installation of the fuel manifold valve's brass plug. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable landing area for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While climbing through 5,000 feet on the airplane's first post production test flight, a total loss of engine power was experienced. Following an unsuccessful engine restart attempt, the pilot elected to perform a forced landing on a nearby road. During the landing roll out the airplane's right wing sustained structural damage when it contacted a fence post. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. An examination of the engine revealed that a brass plug had fallen out of the fuel manifold valve, which resulted in the loss of engine power. The threads on the brass plug and in the fuel manifold valve were found unremarkable, suggesting that the brass plug was not sufficiently torqued at the time it was last installed. A determination as to the plug's last installation could not be established.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.