# Accident 19951007036229A: Beech A36, Mesquite, NV, October 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1995, 12:12 local time
- Place: Mesquite, NV
- Airport: Mesquite Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8998° N, 113.9405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8998&lon=-113.9405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3066W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3066W-1996-01-25) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,295 total, 308 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951007036229A

## Narrative

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

DURING AIR RACE. LOW PASS. ENGINE BACKFIRED ON CLIMBOUT. LOST CONTROL. STALLED. POSSIBLE LOW FUEL UNPORTING.

## 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 LAX96FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA004), Oct 7, 1995: Beech A-36 (N3066W), Beaver Dam, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the fuel selector valve, which resulted in fuel starvation; and her failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N3066W (1)

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

- [Incident 19940115005349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940115005349I), Jan 15, 1994: Beech A36 (N3066W), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated "my aircraft had no malfunction, I just did not put the gear down. I heard a horn which I thought was the stall warning. However, I…

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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