# Accident 19921216050299A: Beech 76, Savannah, GA, December 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1992, 02:05 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1197° N, 81.1795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1197&lon=-81.1795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38037, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38037-1997-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 102 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921216050299A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH TO ALTERNATE. HAD MADE SEVERAL MISSED APPROACHES PRIOR.

## 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 ATL93LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA035), Dec 16, 1992: Beech 76 (N38037), Savannah, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT AND INFLIGHT PLANNING.

## Other reports on N38037 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900815048049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900815048049I), Aug 15, 1990: Beech 76 (N38037), Pittsburgh, PA. Unable to get gear down light. Emergency procedures used. Leaking right gear actuator fitting depleted fluid.

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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