# Accident 20230720010649A: Beech A36, Oberlin, KS, July 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2023, 12:26 local time
- Place: Oberlin, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6713° N, 100.6472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6713&lon=-100.6472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36900, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36900) (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: TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS IO-520-BB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230720010649A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 12:20 PM CST ON 7/20/2023, A SINGLE ENGINE BEECH MODEL A36 AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE ENROUTE FROM GILLETTE, WYOMING TO DALHART, TEXAS AT APPROXIMATELY 7,500 FEET. THE PILOT PERFORMED A POWER-OFF GLIDE TO THE GROUND, WHERE IT LANDED NORTHBOUND ON 500TH RD IN DECATUR COUNTY, KS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE FACING WEST, WITH AN APPROXIMATE GROUND ROLL OF 100 YARDS. FIRST RESPONDERS WERE NOTIFIED AT APPROXIMATELY 12:26 CDT. THERE WERE TWO SOULS ON BOARD AND NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 CEN23LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA344), Jul 20, 2023: Beech A36 (N36900), Oberlin, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The blockage of the left fuel tank vent, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident of the pilot’s failure to use his checklist to address the…

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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