# Accident 20120527009369A: Beech B36TC, Santa Ynez, CA, May 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2012, 08:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Airport: Santa Ynez
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5983° N, 120.0822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5983&lon=-120.0822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8234M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8234M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B36TC (registry code 1151609, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B36TC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 36 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120527009369A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE CLIMB FROM SANTA BARBRA TO MAMMOTH AT OR ABOUT 8500 FEET MR. BECKER, THE PILOT OF N8234M, HAD JUST STARTED TO LEAN THE FUEL AIR MIXTURE WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING COMPLETELY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PITCHED FOR BEST GLIDE TURNED TO SANTA YENZ AIRPORT AND STARTED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST. AFTER COMPLETING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST THE SECOND TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE GLIDE TO SANTA YNEZ AIRPORT AND SET UP THE ARIPLANE FOR A GEAR UP LANDING INTO A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. AFTER THE LANDING MR. BECKER EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITH NO INJURIES AND CONTACTED THE AUTHORITES.06/06/2012 THE AIRPLANE WAS INSPECTED BY NTSB INSPECTOR ELLIOT SIMPSON AND FOUND ONE FUEL TANK FULL AND ONE FUEL TANK EMPTY, THE ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN WITH NO PROBLEMS.

## 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 WPR12LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA246), May 27, 2012: Beech B36TC (N8234M), Santa Ynez, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, his failure to properly diagnose the loss of engine…

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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