# Incident 19880214007109I: Beech A36, Winfield, KS, February 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1988, 08:50 local time
- Place: Winfield, KS
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2428° N, 96.9797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winfield, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2428&lon=-96.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37BS) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880214007109I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE FORCED LANDING ON FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. FOUND LINT CLOGGING THE MAIN FUEL SCREEN.

## Other reports on N37BS (1)

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

- [Accident 19800326010399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800326010399A), Mar 26, 1980: Beech A36 (N37BS), Los Fresnos, TX, Substantial damage. Tried to make night landing at Private strip with ground fog present. Hit ground short of runway.

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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