# Accident 20021215036159A: Beech A36, Laurins, SC, December 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2002, 11:08 local time
- Place: Laurins, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5117° N, 81.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5117&lon=-81.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12MB-2009-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,480 total, 740 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021215036159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GSP ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO CHS. AT ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE GSP THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING ENGINE POWER AND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD OF SMALL PINE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 MIA03LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA028), Dec 15, 2002: Beech A36 (N12MB), Laurens, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance and inspection of the airplane by other maintenance personnel, and their failure to install the fuel line support after maintenance had been completed, which resulted in the…

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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