# Accident 19910815034281A: Beech A36, Davenport, IA, August 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1991, 01:30 local time
- Place: Davenport, IA
- Airport: Davenport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5503° N, 90.6007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5503&lon=-90.6007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25496, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25496) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 97 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910815034281A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING STRUCK N97867 ON THE RUNWAY THAT WAS ALSO LANDING MINUS LIGHTS. N97867 A 182 HAD LOST ELECTRIC POWER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N97867, Cessna 182Q: [Accident 19910815034282A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910815034282A)

## 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 CHI91LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA263), Aug 15, 1991: Beech 36 (N25496), Davenport, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING BY THE PILOT OF N97867. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT ARE INOPERATIVE EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION NOT POSSIBLE.

## Other reports on N25496 (2)

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

- [Accident 20031015025879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031015025879A), Oct 15, 2003: Beech A36 (N25496), Davenport, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Shortly after N25496 departed Davenport, the pilot reported he "lost his engine". He landed in a cornfield approximately 2 miles east of Davenport…
- [Accident 19880708071709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708071709A), Jul 8, 1988: Beech A36 (N25496), Marion, IA, Substantial damage. Too high. Went around. Still to high. Landed long. Ran off end runway through fence. Folded landing gear.

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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