# Accident 20000411012679A: Beech B36TC, Fullerton, CA, April 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2000, 12:07 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8667° N, 117.9667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8667&lon=-117.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6791P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6791P-2000-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B36TC (registry code 1151609, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000411012679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SMOKE FROM EXHAUST WAS OBSERVED BY SEVERAL WITNESSES ON DOWNWIND AT FULLERTON AIRPORT. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING TOO RICH, THUS LOSING POWER AND THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND WITH RESULTANT FIRE DEMOLISHING A/C AND PILOT.

## 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 LAX00FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA151), Apr 11, 2000: Beech B36TC (N6791P), Fullerton, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention with the loss of…

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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