# Incident 19970320010299I: Beech A36, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, March 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5711° N, 114.3583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HAVASU CITY (HII), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-114.3583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2149L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2149L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970320010299I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS ARRIVING IN THE HAVASU TERMINAL AREA FROM A FLIGHT TO LAS VEGAS. WHILE CIRCLING OVER THE LAKE AT APPROXIMATELY 2000' AGL THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ENERGIZED THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART, BUT WAS FORCED TO ABANDON THIS EFFORT TO CONCENTRATE ON THE FORCED LANDING. A LANDING WAS MADE ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO MECHANICAL FAULT COULD BE FOUND WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN THE ENGINE FAILURE, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED, IT WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN GALLONS OF FUEL, WHICH WAS EVENLY DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE TWO MAIN FUEL TANKS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N2149L (1)

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

- [Accident 19831213062539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831213062539A), Dec 13, 1983: Beech A36 (N2149L), Harrison, AR, Substantial damage. Unable to hold altitude due to airframe ice. Left wing stalled on short final. Impact on runway then ran into ditch

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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