# Accident 19900210002029A: Beech A36, Oceanisle Beach, NC, February 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1990
- Place: Oceanisle Beach, NC
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9022° N, 78.4367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean Isle Beach, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9022&lon=-78.4367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4723M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900210002029A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED RAN TANK DRY. SWITCHED OTHER WITH FUEL. UNABLE RESTART. PART OF REPORT MISSING.

## 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 ATL90LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA063), Feb 10, 1990: Beech A 36 (N4723M), Ocean Island Be, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO TURN ON THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP DURING ATTEMPTED ENGINE RESTART RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING.

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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