# Accident 19800816036719A: Beech A36, Laconia, NH, August 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5765° N, 71.4823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laconia, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5765&lon=-71.4823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36ZX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36ZX-2015-05-19) (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: 298 total, 145 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNC36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816036719A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT APPROACHING DESTINATION. CRASH-LANDED NEAR END OF RUNWAY. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 NYC80FNC36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC36), Aug 16, 1980: Beech A36 (N36ZX), Laconia, NH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N36ZX (2)

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

- [Incident 19890523064042I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523064042I), May 23, 1989: Beech A36 (N36ZX), Benton Harbor, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft immobilized on runway due to blown tire. Later struck by departing aircraft making night takeoff.
- [Incident 19860805054699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860805054699I), Aug 5, 1986: Beech A36 (N36ZX), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Lost electrical power en route. Landed with gear up

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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