FTW87FA149

Factual narrative

APRX 3 MIN AFTER LEVELING AT 6500', THE ACFT BEGAN LOSING PWR DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY USING BOOST PUMP & X-FEED. SUBSEQUENTLY, BOTH ENGS LOST POWER & THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DRG A WHEELS-UP LNDG IN A MILO FIELD. AN EXAM REVEALED THE UPPER & LOWER FUEL VENT LINES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ACFT, AS WELL AS THE LOWER VENT LINE DRAINS, WERE PARTIALLY OR FULLY CLOGGED BY HARD DIRT. THE DIRT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED BY WASPS. THE ACFT HAD FLOWN ONLY ABOUT 2.7 HRS SINCE THE LAST ANNUAL INSPN ON 6/6/87. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12