# Accident 19850906043579A: Beech A36TC, Carson, CA, September 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1985, 10:41 local time
- Place: Carson, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8593° N, 118.2508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8593&lon=-118.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3801Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520UB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 432 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850906043579A

## Narrative

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

LOST FUEL PRESSURE, LANDED ON CONSTRUCTION SITE. FOUND THROTTLE CABLE DISCONNECTED FROM FUEL CONTROLLER.

## 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 LAX85FA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA384), Sep 6, 1985: Beech A36TC (N3801Z), Carson, CA, 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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