# Accident 19811030072729A: Beech 76, Sutherlin, OR, October 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sutherlin, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3862° N, 123.3227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutherlin, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3862&lon=-123.3227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60037, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60037-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,402 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DYK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYK03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811030072729A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. MADE HARD WHEELS-UP LANDING IN A FIELD. FAILED TO ASCERTAIN SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA82DYK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYK03), Oct 30, 1981: Beech 76 (N60037), Sutherlin, OR, substantial damage

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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