# Accident 19890201001689A: Beech A36, Biddeford, ME, February 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1989, 11:25 local time
- Place: Biddeford, ME
- Airport: Biddeford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4641° N, 70.4724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIDDEFORD MUNI (B19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4641&lon=-70.4724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67561, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67561-1991-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,550 total, 2,010 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890201001689A

## Narrative

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

AIRBORNE 10 MINUTES EN ROUTE LOST POWER AND CRASH LANDED. FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN TANKS. NO PREFLIGHT PRIOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC89LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA078), Feb 1, 1989: Beech A-36 (N67561), Kennebunk, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS PROPERLY POSITIONED WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N67561 (1)

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

- [Incident 19861222082789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861222082789I), Dec 22, 1986: Beech A36 (N67561), Portland, ME. Returned for landing with engine problem. ATC issued gear advisory at 30 feet. Carbon arcing on magneto electrodes.

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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