# Accident 20091002020099A: Beech A36, Refugio, TX, October 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2009, 13:40 local time
- Place: Refugio, TX
- Airport: Rooke Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2306° N, 97.3209° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2306&lon=-97.3209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991PP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991PP-2011-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,142 total, 447 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091002020099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON A FLIGHT FROM OLATHE, KS, (IXD), DIRECT CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, (CRP).  THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMTPED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT REFUGIO, TX, (RFG) DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE SHORT FROM END OF RUNWAY 32 RFG.

## 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 CEN10LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA005), Oct 2, 2009: Beech A36 (N991PP), Refugio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the correct engine restart…

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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