# Accident 19840218075369A: Beech A23A, Oaktown, IN, February 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1984, 05:43 local time
- Place: Oaktown, IN
- Airport: Green
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8717° N, 87.4412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oaktown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8717&lon=-87.4412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3639Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,730 total, 5 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840218075369A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION, STALLED TRYING TO STRETCH GLIDE. FUEL GAUGES READ FULL WITH 20 GALLONS OR MORE.

## 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 CHI84FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA112), Feb 18, 1984: Beech A23A (N3639Q), Oaktown, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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