# Accident 19950517014569A: Beech A36, Franklin, TN, May 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1995, 20:15 local time
- Place: Franklin, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8805° N, 86.9501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8805&lon=-86.9501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48MR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520CB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 107 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950517014569A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE IN PROLONGED DESCENT TO LAND AT TN81. UNABLE RESTORE POWER. FAILED USE BOOST. STRUCK GROUND.

## 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 ATL95LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA097), May 18, 1995: Beech A36 (N48MR), Franklin, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE THROTTLE WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ALSO FAILED TO FOLLOW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO RESTART THE ENGINE.

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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