# Accident 19841020057499A: Beech A36, Commerce, GA, October 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1984, 09:45 local time
- Place: Commerce, GA
- Airport: Jackson Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2007° N, 83.4608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2007&lon=-83.4608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6316C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 807 total, 510 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020057499A

## Narrative

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

RAN LEFT TANK DRY, LEAK AROUND FUEL CAP. SWITCHED TANK. RESTARTED, QUIT AGAIN. ENGINE TEST RUN, NO DISCREPANCY.

## 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 ATL85LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA016), Oct 20, 1984: Beech A-36 (N6316C), Commerce, GA, 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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