# Accident 20031015025879A: Beech A36, Davenport, IA, October 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2003, 11:56 local time
- Place: Davenport, IA
- Airport: Davenport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XRRA
- Location: 41.6103° N, 90.5883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6103&lon=-90.5883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25496, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25496) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,047 total, 72 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031015025879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER N25496 DEPARTED DAVENPORT, THE PILOT REPORTED HE "LOST HIS ENGINE". HE LANDED IN A CORNFIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES EAST OF DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN THE VICINITY OF THE CABIN & ENGINE WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT AND THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS.

## 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 CHI04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA019), Oct 16, 2003: Beech A36 (N25496), Davenport, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the improper installation of the fuel nozzle. Also causal was the engine manufacturer's improper installation instructions for the nozzle…

## Other reports on N25496 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910815034281A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910815034281A), Aug 15, 1991: Beech A36 (N25496), Davenport, IA, Substantial damage. While landing struck N97867 on the runway that was also landing minus lights. N97867 a 182 had lost electric power.
- [Accident 19880708071709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708071709A), Jul 8, 1988: Beech A36 (N25496), Marion, IA, Substantial damage. Too high. Went around. Still to high. Landed long. Ran off end runway through fence. Folded landing gear.

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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