Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Greenwood, SC
34.195400°N, 82.161788°W |
Tail number | N563W |
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Accident date | 09 Aug 1990 |
Aircraft type | Beech E18S |
Additional details: | None |
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BY SHUTTING DOWN THE WRONG ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER THREE INTAKE VALVE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE DUE TO FATIGUE, AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.