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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Cresent City, FL · August 11, 2024

Date: August 11, 2024 · 15:30 local
Place: Cresent City, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N999FB
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total2,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N999FBRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1495 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During flight the aircraft lost power. The pilot landed the aircraft in a small lake.

In a written statement, the pilot stated that he encountered weather and had to make some deviations and altitude changes. He also stated that "this was a distraction and that he lost track of time." And "when the engine failed, he realized that he had run out of fuel."

As the FAA filed it

DURING FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SMALL LAKE.

IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED WEATHER AND HAD TO MAKE SOME DEVIATIONS AND ALTITUDE CHANGES. HE ALSO STATED THAT "THIS WAS A DISTRACTION AND THAT HE LOST TRACK OF TIME." AND "WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED, HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL."

Other reports on N999FB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19970725024729ILevel Off Touchdown · Albany, NYNormal landing three greesn reported nose gear folded landing. ASI beleives landed on nose. Folded gear. OverstressedJul 25, 1997 · Minor damage