# Accident 19780625017109A: Beech A36, Olathe, KS, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Executive Johnson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,590 total, 196 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625017109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MIXTURE CONTROL NOT IN FULL RICH POSITION

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC78FCG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG39), Jun 25, 1978: Beech A36 (N72MB), Olathe, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72MB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790910035039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790910035039I), Sep 10, 1979: Beech A36 (N72MB), Addison, TX, Substantial damage. Brakes failed during taxi, aircraft went into ditch. Brake fluid had leaked past piston o-ring due to missing linin

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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