# Accident 19890813028879A: Beech A36, Santa Fe, NM, August 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7399° N, 105.8597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7399&lon=-105.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3077X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3077X-1992-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 457 total, 146 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813028879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED. PILOT LEANED MIXTURE IN ERROR. AUTO MIXTURE EQUIPPED

## 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 DEN89LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA194), Aug 13, 1989: Beech A36 (N3077X), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL BY THE PILOT DURING TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION. ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIRCRAFT 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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