Beechcraft A36 N4151Q
6 October 2015 · Jasper, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 October 2015 at about 07:18 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N4151Q, operated by Pacific Air Center LLC, was involved in an accident near Jasper, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 07:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jasper, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.8289, -94.1844
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N4151Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1992
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pacific Air Center LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Paso → Jasper
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA020
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and ditching the airplane in a lake.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during a night cross county flight, the first airport he landed at did not have fuel. He departed the airport for another airport that did have fuel. While en route, he stated that "the engine spluttered and failed to restart even after switching tanks and trying all emergency check list procedures." The pilot ditched the airplane in a lake; the occupants egressed from the airplane, and swam to shore without further incident. Upon recovery from the lake, the airplane had substantial damage to the fuselage. The assigned Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspector reported that when the airplane recovery personnel examined the airplane after the recovery from the lake, only one fuel tank had fuel located inside, approximately one quart. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Huggins, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Feb 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Andrews, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Lancaster, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Plainville, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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