# Accident 19870307005309A: Beech A36, Alma, MI, March 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Alma, MI
- Airport: Gratiot Community Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3709° N, 84.6506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3709&lon=-84.6506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12KT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12KT-2011-07-25) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 835 total, 346 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870307005309A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION IN THE PATTERN.  THE PILOT MISTAKENLY SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF.

## 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 CHI87LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA091), Mar 7, 1987: Beech BE 36 (N12KT), Alma, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12KT (1)

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

- [Incident 20080104010909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080104010909I), Jan 4, 2008: Beech A36 (N12KT), Cheswold, DE, Minor damage. (-23) On 1/4/08 at approximately 2330L an aircraft, Beech A36, N12KT, piloted by [privacy data omitted] was damaged when it struck trees in flight on approach…

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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