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FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Jasper, TX · October 14, 2015

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Date
October 14, 2015 · 02:30 local
Place
Jasper, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4151Q
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
265 total36 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N4151QRegistration cancelled Nov 6, 2021 · Beech A36S/N E-2679 · Built 1992Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was flying three passengers to Louisiana from long beach, CA. While flying between el paso, TX and Louisiana, the pilot reported that the avionics went out a few times and he was running low on fuel. The pilot then made the decision to land at tyler county airport in woodville, TX, to get fuel. Once he landed the pilot could not get any fuel.

The pilot then decided to go to the next airport, which was 26 miles away, to get fuel. On climb out the, the pilot reported that the engine quit. The pilot then decided to ditch in a lake.

When the plane was recovered, the recovery team found about one quart of fuel in the plane

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS FLYING THREE PASSENGERS TO LOUISIANA FROM LONG BEACH, CA. WHILE FLYING BETWEEN EL PASO, TX AND LOUISIANA, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AVIONICS WENT OUT A FEW TIMES AND HE WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL. THE PILOT THEN MADE THE DECISION TO LAND AT TYLER COUNTY AIRPORT IN WOODVILLE, TX, TO GET FUEL. ONCE HE LANDED THE PILOT COULD NOT GET ANY FUEL.

THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO GO TO THE NEXT AIRPORT, WHICH WAS 26 MILES AWAY, TO GET FUEL. ON CLIMB OUT THE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO DITCH IN A LAKE.

WHEN THE PLANE WAS RECOVERED, THE RECOVERY TEAM FOUND ABOUT ONE QUART OF FUEL IN THE PLANE