# Accident 19820715029039A: Beech A36, Port Oconnor, TX, July 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1982
- Place: Port Oconnor, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4396° N, 96.4905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4396&lon=-96.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3123W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3123W) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820715029039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE LANDING ON CLOSED AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TRUCKLOAD OF SAND PILED ON RUNWAY. RUNWAYS NOT MARKED CLOSED.

## 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 FTW82DA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA283), Jul 15, 1982: Beech A36 (N3123W), Port O'Connor, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3123W (1)

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

- [Incident 19800822082669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822082669I), Aug 22, 1980: Beech A36 (N3123W), Beaumont, TX, Minor damage. Passenger accidently lifted the landing gear after landing. Switch was lifted as she was closing a book.

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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