Event SEA92LA051

1992-02-23 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, United States Airport · SLC None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1852Z

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

SCHMITT ROBERT F KR2-S

Year of manufacture

2006

Engine

REVMASTER 2100 (65 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20060823

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A155F5

Registrant of record

SCHMITT ROBERT F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1852Z Beech A36TC None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF THE FUEL BOOST PUMP. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: POOR AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT. DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION.

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING OFF THE FRESH AIR BLOWER WHEN THE COCKPIT DOOR OPENED. INSTEAD OF TURNING OFF THE BLOWER, THE PILOT TURNED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP. THE ENGINE FLOODED AND LOST POWER. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT, WHERE THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_SEA92LA051.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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