# NTSB Accident MKC89FA116
> **BEECH D55** · 1989-05-26 · GREENWOOD, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC89FA116
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28397
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-26
- **Location:** GREENWOOD, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.609851, -86.110649
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** D55
- **Registration:** N8450N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION, AND IMPROPER USE OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  SELF INDUCED PRESSURE BY THE PILOT TO MEET AN ARRIVAL TIME, HIS FAILURE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS BEFORE LANDING, AND THE OBSTRUCTIONS (TREE STUMP, STACK OF BRICKS, AND FENCING/BACKSTOP) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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