19820509014409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Smithville, MO · May 9, 1982

Date
May 9, 1982 · 11:50 local
Place
Smithville, MO
Airport
Kansas Ciyy International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1877L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC82FA075
Reported as
Beech A36
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,046 total989 in this make and model40 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.

Ran left tank dry en route. Failed to use full right tank. Struck trees trying to make open field on forced landing

As the FAA filed it

RAN LEFT TANK DRY EN ROUTE. FAILED TO USE FULL RIGHT TANK. STRUCK TREES TRYING TO MAKE OPEN FIELD ON FORCED LANDING

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.