MISSOURI CITY, MO, USA
N6528U
MOONEY M20C
THE CO-OWNER OF THE ACFT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED A FUEL FLOW PBLM WHILE FLYING TO THE (OJC) ARPT, WHERE PAX (ONE OF THEM WAS A CO-OWNER) WERE TO BOARD. HE STATED HE ADVZD THE OTHER OWNER OF THE PBLM, BUT NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE ACFT WAS THEN TAXIED TO THE TAKEOFF AREA IN ORDER TO MAKE A FINAL CHK OF THE ACFT SYSTEMS. THE CO-OWNER STATED THAT HE FELT UNEASY ABT THE RESULTS OF THE ENG RUN-UP AND DECLINED TO CONTINUE. AFTR DEPLANING, AND DESPITE THE VERBAL CAUTION, THE OTHER OWNER TAXIED BACK TO THE ACTIVE RWY TO DEPART. THE ACFT WAS LATER OBSRVD BY WITNESSES LOCATED 72 MI FM THE DEPARTURE ARPT DSCNDG IN A STEEP DIVE. THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE NEAR MISSOURI CITY, MO. POST ACCIDENT INSP REVEALED A MALFUNCTIONING ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP, AND A NON-ACTIVATED ELEC FUEL BOOST PUMP. THE INSP DETERMINED THAT THE ELEC FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS FUNCTIONAL AND CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE ENG.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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