# Accident 20150804023679A: Beech A36, Austin, TX, August 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2015, 12:05 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1678° N, 97.6400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1678&lon=-97.6400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17544, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17544-2018-03-13) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,460 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150804023679A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, NOTICED FUEL FLOW WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN NORMAL. SWITCHED ON BOOST PUMP, VERIFIED GOOD FUEL FLOW (THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS A/C), ENGINE LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND SMOOTHLY. TURNED OFF BOOST PUMP IN CASE FLOODING, THIS MADE NO DIFFERENCE, STOPPED TROUBLE SHOOTING, FOUND FIELD. ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROX. 400 AGL, LANDED IN FIELD, HIT FENCE ON ROLL OUT.

AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH TORNADO ALLEY TURBO KIT.

## 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 CEN15LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA336), Aug 4, 2015: Beech A36 (N17544), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to an excessively rich fuel mixture as a result of the improper adjustment of the fuel pump aneroid.

## Other reports on N17544 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940313015909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940313015909I), Mar 13, 1994: Beech A36 (N17544), Truckee, CA. Narrative: pilot received IFR clearance for N17544 from oakland center to climb and maintain 12,000 feet. Immediately after pilot of N17544 read back clearance…

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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