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MKC89LA029

1988-11-22 · CLINTON, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CWI

Current FAA registration · N20GF

Make / Model
SOCATA TB21
Year of manufacture
1987 · 1 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19870427
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A19046

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE CRUISING AT 10,000' & MONITORING THE ENG INSTRUMENTS IN A NORMAL MANNER, POWER WAS SUDDENLY LOST AS IF BY FUEL STARVATION. HE STATED THAT EMERG PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG IN SPITE OF FUEL IN BOTH TANKS. HE TRIED TO GLIDE TO AN ARPT, BUT WAS UNABLE. DRG AN EMERG LANDING, THE NOSE & RGT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER THE ACFT ROLLED ABOUT 20 TO 30 YDS IN SOFT TERRAIN. NO SPECIFIC MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENG POWER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MKC89LA029.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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