# Accident 19841024060639A: Beech A36, North Platte, NE, October 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1984, 19:59 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Airport: Lee Bird
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1291° N, 100.7697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1291&lon=-100.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1890L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,460 total, 2,380 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841024060639A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION RIGHT TANK. SWITCHED TANKS, UNABLE TO RESTART. RIGHT TANK FUEL FLOAT BINDING.

## 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 MKC85LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA005), Oct 25, 1984: Beech A36 (N1890L), North Platte, NE, 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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