# Accident 20150317003089A: Beech A36, Crawfordsville, IN, March 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2015, 11:05 local time
- Place: Crawfordsville, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9464° N, 86.9269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9464&lon=-86.9269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N900TM) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,270 total, 150 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150317003089A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 17, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, BEECHCRAFT BE-36A N900TM EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING ONE NAUTICAL MILE SOUTH OF NEW MARKET, INDIANA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING REAR SPAR, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, NOSE WHEEL AND PROPELLER.

THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO RED TOP AVIATION, INC., MARTINSVILLE, INDIANA. THIS FLIGHT WAS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PRIVATE FLIGHT.

VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 GAA15CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA022), Mar 17, 2015: Beech A36 (N900TM), New Market, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and a loss of engine power en-route.

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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