Beechcraft A36TC N1838F
26 April 1982 · League City, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1982 at about 00:45 local time, a Beechcraft A36TC registered N1838F, operated by W.j. Jinkins, was involved in an accident near League City, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- League City, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Houston Gulf
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36TC
- Registration
- N1838F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- W.j. Jinkins
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- League City → Galveston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- FTW82FRA18
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AT ABOUT 200 FT THE ENG ABRUPTLY QUIT. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG BY SWITCHING TANKS & TURNING THE BOOST PUMP ON. THE ACFT WAS LANDED GEAR UP IN AN OPEN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RWY. JUST PRIOR TO THE ENG FAILURE THE PLT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS OFF THE GAUGE AT THE HIGH END. THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH DIRT & TORN SEAL EMBEDDED IN THE VALVE BORE. THIS CONTAMINATION COULD CAUSE A STICKING OF THE VALVE WHICH WOULD PRODUCE ERRATIC FUEL FLOW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36TC accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1982 | Beechcraft A36TC | Santa Ana, California, United States | Crown Development Company | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft A36TC | Hearst, California, United States | Timmerman Construction Co | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft A36TC | Boulder, Colorado, United States | TED Mollring | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1983 | Beechcraft A36TC | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Feb 1981 | Beechcraft A36TC | Nageezi, New Mexico, United States | Basin Motor Co | Fatal | 5 |
| 10 Feb 1983 | Beechcraft A36TC | Addison, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |