# Accident 19950927030389A: Beech A36, Van Nuys, CA, September 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1995, 23:48 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1890° N, 118.4909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1890&lon=-118.4909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15278, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15278) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 35 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950927030389A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE LAND AT TOA DUE TO GROUND FOG. DIVERTED TO VNY. ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. NO CFI ENDORSEMENT

## 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 LAX95FA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA341), Sep 28, 1995: Beech A36 (N15278), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's fuel mismanagement and failure to assure that an adequate supply of fuel was available. His lack of familiarity with the airplane's fuel system, overcofidence, the dark night, and the…

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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