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Old 17th Jun 2012, 15:46
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BobM2
 
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Father's accident

Apparently NTSB has been messing with their website this weekend. If they are finished, this link should work:

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For those unfamiliar, the Beech Baron he was flying is a low wing light twin with a main & an aux tank in each wing to feed their respective engines. The two fuel selector valves are on a lighted panel between the seats. Each selector has 4 positions: off, aux, main, & crossfeed. The only conceivable way the aircraft could have arrived at the crash site with right wing empty & left wing full, is if it had flown the entire trip with the left engine on crossfeed from the right tanks. This should have early become obvious to any competent pilot from fuel gauges & left wing heaviness. In addition, to select the crossfeed position, the selector valve must be pressed down to bypass a detent. It is intended only for single engine operation & cannot be selected inadvertantly.

Was this a suicide disguised as an accident?

Last edited by BobM2; 18th Jun 2012 at 14:37. Reason: corrected link
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