Whoopsie
 

Date: 22 OCT 2004
Time: ca 13:45
Type: Beechcraft 1900C
Operator: Southern Air Charter
Registration: N79YV
Msn / C/n: UB-41
Year built: 1985
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B
Crew: 0 fatalities / 2 on board
Passengers: 0 fatalities / 8 on board
Total: 0 fatalities / 10 on board
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: near New Providence Island (Bahamas)
Phase: En route
Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Arthur's Town Airport (ATC)
Destination airport: Nassau International Airport (NAS)
Flightnumber: 204
Narrative:
Flight 204 departed Arthur's Town Airport on Cat Island and the airplane climbed to 8500 feet. During cruise flight approximately 28 miles from the destination airport, the right engine lost 60 percent power. The engine remained in that state for approximately 3-5 minutes, then the fuel pressure annunciation light illuminated. The right standby fuel pump was activated, the flight continued, and when the flight was approximately 18-19 miles from the destination airport while flying at 5,500 feet, the right engine quit. The right propeller was feathered and the engine was shut down, and air traffic control cleared the flight for a straight in approach to runway 27 at the destination airport. The flight continued and while flying between 3,000 and 3,500 feet, the left engine began similar indications; however, the left engine power decreased to between 30 and 40 percent. Unable to land at the destination airport, the airplane was ditched 80 yards off the southern shoreline of New Providence Island and all occupants evacuated the airplane.
Source: (also check out sources used for every accident)
Nassau Guardian; NTSB

Possible fuel contamination??

Not sure all I know is the above. Sounds possible; I figured folks on here might know more about what happened.

Easily Done!
 

Easily done in a King Air or 1900...... especially as the fuel guages are the size of dinner-plates and at least 15" from the LH seat.... bm

Not sure what the location of the fuel controls and indicators have to do with contamination?

Fuel tanks containing air rather than fuel, perhaps?

See, that's the flaw in the whole "fill the empty tanks with Nitrogen" thing. When you run out of gas, you'll ingest Nitrogen, which by definition doesn't burn. What they should do is pump Propane in there instead :ok:



Not that I'm insinuating etc etc

:8

Correct nitrogen will not burn, unless of course, they had a flux capacitor installed.