# Accident 19930306004439A: Beech A36, Plano, TX, March 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1993, 19:15 local time
- Place: Plano, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0291° N, 96.6695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0291&lon=-96.6695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6088S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6088S-2013-04-25) (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: 386 total, 52 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930306004439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. IMPACTED DIRT MOUND AND CULVERT ON FORCED LANDING. SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. FUEL IN OTHER TANK

## 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 FTW93LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA097), Mar 7, 1993: Beech A36 (N6088S), Plano, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION INDUCED POWER LOSS RESULTANT FROM FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE PROPER FUEL TANK. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AND LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A…

## Other reports on N6088S (1)

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

- [Accident 19850209002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850209002879A), Feb 9, 1985: Beech A36 (N6088S), New Albany, MS, Substantial damage. Ran left fuel tank dry, unable to restart on right tank containing 15 gallons. Did not use auxiliary fuel pump

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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