47.6685° N, 97.1060° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Reynolds, ND, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 24, 1980 · 16:40 local
Place
Reynolds, ND
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2136L
Reported as
Beech A36
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,540 total15 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot took off with insufficient fuel. Ran out 20 miles short of destination, while in VFR conditions.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK OFF WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL. RAN OUT 20 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION, WHILE IN VFR CONDITIONS.