# Accident 20040315006409A: Beech A36, Conroe, TX, March 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2004, 07:00 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Lone Star Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3517° N, 95.4144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3517&lon=-95.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789SA-2005-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-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 IO550*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040315006409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH 53 GALLONS OF AVIATION KEROSENE (JET-A) AND LOST POWER IN IMC THEN LANDED IN A SMALL PASTURE.

## 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 FTW04LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA092), Mar 15, 2004: Beech A36 (N789SA), Conroe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the improper fuel type. Contributing factors were the improper aircraft servicing, lack of training by the fixed base operator, and the low cloud ceiling.

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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