# Accident 19990801010219A: Beech B36TC, Renton, WA, August 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1999, 13:28 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4600° N, 122.2095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4600&lon=-122.2095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3151G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B36TC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990801010219A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT ADVISED THAT HE HAD PROBLEM AND WANTED TO RETURN TO FIELD, REVERSED COURSE AND CRASHED AT AIRPORT NEXT TO RWY 33. 1 MINOR INJURY.(-23)THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RENTON AIRPORT ON RWY 15. AFTER TAKE-OFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 200', IN THE CLIMB, MR. CHAMBER REPORTED THAT THE FUEL FLOW BECAME ERRATIC AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGH.  HE FIREWALLED ALL THE ENGINE CONTROLS AND CALLED THE TOWER AND SAID THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO LAND.  THE TOWER CLEARED HIM TO LAND "ANY RUNWAY".  MR. CHAMBERS BEGAN A LEFT TURN BACK TO RWY 33.  AT THAT TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY.  MR. CHAMBERS LOWERED THE GEAR AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING RWY 33.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ON THE GRASS ABOUT 30 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY.  IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  ONLY THE PILOT SUSTAINED A CUT ON THE FOREHEAD.  NO OTHER INJURIES.

## 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 SEA99LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA133), Aug 1, 1999: Beech B36TC (N3151G), Renton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was insufficient altitude available to return to the departure runway following the loss of power.

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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