# Accident 19921006042509A: Beech A36, Port St Lucie, FL, October 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1992, 12:10 local time
- Place: Port St Lucie, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3707° N, 80.3099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3707&lon=-80.3099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17803, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17803-2013-10-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921006042509A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STRUCK TREE STUMP ON FORCED LANDING. NO FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 MIA93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA005), Oct 6, 1992: Beech A36 (N17803), Port St. Lucie, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION CAUSED BY POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING PREPARATION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N17803 (2)

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

- [Accident 20091114022289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091114022289A), Nov 14, 2009: Beech A36 (N17803), San Gabriel, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 11/14/09, the pilot [privacy data omitted] (only person on board), departed la verne, CA (poc) enroute to van nuys, CA (vny) and made an emergency landing…
- [Incident 20050820030509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050820030509I), Aug 20, 2005: Beech A36 (N17803), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On August 20, 2005, at approximately 1400 local time, the pilot of N17803, a Beechcraft bonanza model A36 was on rollout after landing. Per the pilot's…

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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