29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 5, 1996 · 15:15 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
May Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1136F
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO550B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power on local approach. Vectored near airport safely. Depleted fuel left tank. Failed switch to full right.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER ON LOCAL APPROACH. VECTORED NEAR AIRPORT SAFELY. DEPLETED FUEL LEFT TANK. FAILED SWITCH TO FULL RIGHT.