20040123000849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Farmington, NM · January 23, 2004

Date: January 23, 2004 · 19:16 local
Place: Farmington, NM
Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: MASS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8240U
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04LA040
Reported as: Beech A36
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 76 total76 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

N8240URegistration cancelled Nov 1, 2005 · Beech A36S/N E-2665 · Built 1991 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On January 23, 2004, at 1916 MST, a Beechcraft A-36 bonanza, N8240U, registered to san juan pilot training, incorporated, lost power due to fuel deprivation while in the traffic pattern at Four Corners Regional Airport, Farmington, new Mexico, while on a solo training flight. An off-airport resulted, with the airplane coming to rest on top of the Farmington police department building. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the private pilot was seriously injured. The flight originated at Four Corners Regional Airport at 1800 MST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 23, 2004, AT 1916 MST, A BEECHCRAFT A-36 BONANZA, N8240U, REGISTERED TO SAN JUAN PILOT TRAINING, INCORPORATED, LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL DEPRIVATION WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AIRPORT, FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT. AN OFF-AIRPORT RESULTED, WITH THE AIRPLANE COMING TO REST ON TOP OF THE FARMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 1800 MST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN04LA040Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFarmington, NMthe pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision making and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in fuel starvation/exhaustion and a stall spin.Jan 23, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8240U · 1

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

Accident 20000203000749ALevel Off Touchdown · Farmington, NM(-23) On February 3, 2000, at approx. 0745 am MDT, a BE-36, N8240U, was involved in a hard landing during an approved school instructional flight at Farmington, NM. The instructor gave the student pilot a simulated engine failure in the traffic pattern as…Feb 3, 2000 · Substantial damage