# Accident 20110725018499A: Beech A36, Williston, ND, July 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2011, 20:49 local time
- Place: Williston, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1689° N, 103.2136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1689&lon=-103.2136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41MK-2017-06-22) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,708 total, 385 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA508) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110725018499A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 25, 2011, AT 2036 CDT, BEECH A36, N41MK WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING NEAR WILLISTON, ND.  THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE SOLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VFR CONDITIONS AND DEPARTED WILLISTON, ND.  (ISN) FOR A LOCAL PHOTO FLIGHT.  THE PAX REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT WHILE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND.  THE PILOT STATED THIS IS BAD AND TOLD THE PAX TO HANG ON.  WITNESSES AT A LOCAL OIL DRILLING SITE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT GOING OVER HEAD AT A LOW ALTITUDE IN LEVEL FLIGHT "LIKE A CROP DUSTER".  THEY SAW DEBRIS FLY AND WENT TO THE SCENE AND ASSISTED THE PAX.  THE PAX WAS ABLE TO CALL 911 FOR HELP.  INVESTIGATION FOUND APPROXIMATELY 21 GALS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK (WHICH WAS SELETED)  THE RIGHT TANK WAS RUPTURED BUT FIRST RESPONDERS TRIED TO STOP THE FUEL LEAK WITH TOWELS.  THE ENGINE WAS SHIPPED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EXAMINATION.

## 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 CEN11FA508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA508), Jul 26, 2011: Beech A36 (N41MK), Williston, ND, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a partial loss of engine power while maneuvering at a low altitude.

## Other reports on N41MK (1)

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

- [Incident 19820125001719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820125001719I), Jan 25, 1982: Beech A36 (N41MK), Capitan, NM, Minor damage. Za after takeoff pilot returned to retrieve forgotten articles, forgot to lower the 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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