# Accident 20130720016199A: Beech A36, Tupelo, MS, July 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2013, 13:09 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Airport: Tupelo Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2769° N, 88.7700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2769&lon=-88.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117HB-2019-03-25) (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 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 814 total, 385 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130720016199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 AT TUPELO REGIONAL AIRPORT, (TUP) IN TUPELO, MS THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET OFF THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FIELD ON THE NORTH SIDED OF WEST JACKSON STREET EXTENDED, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND IMPACTED THE GROUND A SECOND TIME INSIDE THE FENCE OF THE TUPELO AIRPORT PROPERTY APPROXIMATELY 100 - 150 FEET OF THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE AIRWAY AND ILS ANTENNA WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 975 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 18.  FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK POSITION AND FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE LEFT WING, THE AMOUNT WAS NOT VERIFIED.  PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY SHOW BLUE FLUID WAS EVIDENT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD AND RECEIVED BRUISES AND LACERATIONS.  AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA13LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA331), Jul 20, 2013: Beech A36 (N117HB), Tupelo, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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