# Accident 19790618022839A: Beech A36, Needles, CA, June 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1979, 02:00 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8136° N, 114.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Needles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8136&lon=-114.6266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N821V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618022839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AT NIGHT. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY LEFT TANK. RIGHT TANK CONTAINED 25 GALLONS.

## 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 LAX79FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA043), Jun 18, 1979: Beech A-36 (N821V), Needles, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N821V (2)

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

- [Incident 20140106002919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140106002919I), Jan 6, 2014: Beech A36 (N821V), Bakersfield, CA, No damage. Pilot stated the after takeoff and climb to 8500 ft, in cruise flight for approx. 10 to 15 min., the engine started to run rough. He pulled the mixture and…
- [Incident 19920722033599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920722033599I), Jul 22, 1992: Beech A36 (N821V), Gunnison, CO, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Nose gear failed after the hard landing.

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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