# Accident 19930927036589A: Beech A36, Houston, TX, September 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1993, 15:10 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6501° N, 95.2807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6501&lon=-95.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80010, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80010-1993-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930927036589A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE DURING START ON RAMP. CROSS THREADED OUTPUT LINE ON FUEL PUMP ALLOWED FUEL LEAK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

## 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 FTW93LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA266), Sep 27, 1993: Beech A36 (N80010), Houston, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FUEL LEAK WHICH RESULTED FROM THE MECHANIC'S IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL LINE. A FACTOR WAS THE LEAD MECHANIC'S INADEQUATE POST RUN UP INSPECTION.

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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