# Accident 20220430005909A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Blanket, TX, April 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2022, 15:00 local time
- Place: Blanket, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8600° N, 98.7800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8600&lon=-98.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220430005909A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 30, 2022, AT 1500 CDT, A BEECH BONANZA A36 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N47JB, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD IN BLANKET TX, APPROX. 11 MILES EAST FROM ITS INTENDED DESTINATION OF BWD (BROWNWOOD RGNL AIRPORT, BROWNWOOD TX).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GVL (MAJORS FIELD) IN GREENVILLE, TX ON APRIL 30, 2020 AT 1345 CDT.

## 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 CEN22LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA189), Apr 30, 2022: Raytheon A36 (N47JB), Blanket, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly manage fuel while enroute, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a subsequent forced landing.

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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