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Aviation accident ATL89LA121

MINR · AERO COMMANDER 685 · 1989-04-05 · SOUTHERN PINES, NC, USA

Event

NTSB number
ATL89LA121
Event ID
20001213X28027
Type
Accident
Date
1989-04-05
Location
SOUTHERN PINES, NC, USA
Coordinates
35.180812, -79.400802

Injuries

Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
4

Aircraft

Make
AERO COMMANDER
Model
685
Registration
N685RB
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROLS WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND THE FAILURE TO PROPERLY EXECUTE THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR A ROUGH ENGINE BY PLACING THE FUEL BOOST PUMP SWITCH IN THE LOW POSITION.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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