# Accident 20151014017579A: Beech A36, Jasper, TX, October 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2015, 02:30 local time
- Place: Jasper, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9227° N, 93.9933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jasper, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9227&lon=-93.9933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4151Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4151Q-2021-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151014017579A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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