# Accident 19891217051709A: Beech A36, Nashville, NC, December 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Nashville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9692° N, 77.9567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9692&lon=-77.9567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8EM-1999-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 45 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891217051709A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT. HIT DITCH LANDING IN A FIELD. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. WATER IN FUEL ON PREFLIGHT.

## 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 ATL90LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA041), Dec 17, 1989: Beech A36 (N8EM), Nashville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DITCH THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED.

## Other reports on N8EM (1)

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

- [Accident 19980815020889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815020889A), Aug 15, 1998: Beech A36 (N8EM), Amelia, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft crashed into a residental area while doing a missed approach. (-23) on August 15, 1998, at 0738 EDT, a Beech A36, N8EM, registered to aviation…

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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