# Accident 20161217021209A: Beech A36, Ormond Beach, FL, December 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2016, 15:02 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2667° N, 81.2547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2667&lon=-81.2547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N410BC-2019-09-06) (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: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161217021209A

## Narrative

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

AN AIRCRAFT  HAD CRASHED IN A WOODEN AREA NEXT TO A HUNTERS CLUB IN ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS N-410BC, A BEECH A36, SERIAL # E-1606, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT HAD CONTACTED A PILE OF DEBRIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIELD AND THEN CAME TO REST.THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO HALIFAX HOSPITAL IN DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. THE PILOT HAD CLAIMED HE HAD RUN THE ENGINE FROM THE LEFT TANK UNTIL IT RAN OUT OF FUEL BUT WHEN HE SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RE-START AND HE WAS FORCED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT TANK WAS FULL WITH 40 GALLONS.

## 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 ERA17LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA070), Dec 17, 2016: Beech A36 (N410BC), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment by alcohol before and during the flight, which led to his improper fuel management and resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent loss of engine power.

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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