# Accident 19911001044419A: Beech A36TC, Dunsmuir, CA, October 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1991, 11:35 local time
- Place: Dunsmuir, CA
- Airport: Dunsmuir Municipal/Mott Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1903° N, 122.2602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1903&lon=-122.2602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140KB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140KB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520UB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,413 total, 636 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911001044419A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED WITH KNOWN LOW FUEL. ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT DUE FUEL EXHAUSTION. TRIED TO RETURN BUT CRASHED SHORT.

## 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 LAX92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA001), Oct 1, 1991: Beech A36TC (N140KB), Dunsmuir, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: 1) IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, 2) FAILURE OF THE OWNER TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT, 3) OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE OWNER AND A MECHANIC AT A KNOWN FUEL STATE BELOW THE MINIMUM…

## Other reports on N140KB (1)

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

- [Incident 19820107005469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820107005469I), Jan 7, 1982: Beech A36TC (N140KB), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Za zg zk zt on climbout, exhaust v clamp #N4211 375M failed, exhaust pipe fell off, burned hole in cowl, keel.

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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