# Incident 19881010055709I: Beech A36, Dallas, TX, October 10, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6648T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6648T-2010-01-21) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881010055709I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE DUE TO MAGNETO FAILURE. VECTORED TO ADDISON. ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED IN FIELD SAFELY.

## Other reports on N6648T (3)

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

- [Incident 20020204002499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020204002499I), Feb 4, 2002: Beech A36 (N6648T), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that after landing the gear collapsed. The reason for the collapse has not been determined.
- [Incident 19960306008539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960306008539I), Mar 6, 1996: Beech A36 (N6648T), Palm Springs, CA. Narrative: the aircraft involved in this incident had recently undergone extensive modification. The pilot apologized that since he had flown very little in…
- [Incident 19910526036139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910526036139I), May 26, 1991: Beech A36 (N6648T), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit in flight. Diverted for landing. Smoke caused by an exhaust pipe slip joint that came loose.

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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