# Accident 19961228040699A: Beech A36, Pensacola, FL, December 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1996, 11:05 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Pensacola Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4694° N, 87.1903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4694&lon=-87.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23652-1998-08-31) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961228040699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT 5MI OUT ON ILS APPROACH HIT TREES ON FORCED LANDING. LEFT TANK EMPTY. FUEL IN OTHER. ENGINE TEST NORMAL

## 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 ATL97FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA030), Dec 28, 1996: Beech A36 (N23652), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply that resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was low ceilings.

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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