# Accident 19910315005499A: Beech A36, New Braunfels, TX, March 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1991, 18:15 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7008° N, 98.1096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7008&lon=-98.1096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23535, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23535-2017-06-21) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910315005499A

## Narrative

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

BELOW MINIMUMS FOR APPROACH. DESCENDED BELWO MDA. BROKE OUT RIGHT OF RUNWAY. WING HIT TRYING REALIGN. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 FTW91FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA049), Mar 16, 1991: Beech 36 (N23535), New Braunfels, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE AND FAILURE TO PERFORM A MISSED APPROACH. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, LOW CEILING, RAIN, AND…

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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