# NTSB ATL82DA165: Beech A36, N1691W, Myrtle Beach, SC, June 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 15, 1982, 13:35 local (17:35 UTC)
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Coordinates: 33.819915, -78.669013 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8199&lon=-78.6690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA165
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71808/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA165

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - normal
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel supply - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AS THE PILOT APPROACHED HIS DESTINATION, HE DESCENDED FROM 9000 FT MSL AND LEVELED AT 1600 FT MSL. AT ABOUT THE TIME HE LEVELED, THE ENGINE QUIT ABRUPTLY. HE STATED THAT HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT TANK AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE, BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN FIELD BEYOND A LINE OF TREES. HOWEVER, AFTER CROSSING OVER THE TREES, HE WAS UNABLE TO FLARE DUE TO A LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND CRASH LANDED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS 10 TO 15 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. FUEL CALCULATIONS INDICATED THAT ALL OR MOST OF THE USABLE FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSUMED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1691W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1691W-2002-12-05), registration cancelled 2002-12-05, S/N E-364, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: E-364
- Airframe hours: 7400
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-BA 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Grand Strand Aviation Inc
- Registered owner: Grand Strand Aviation Inc
- Departed: PDK, ATLANTA, GA
- Destination: CRE, MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 4,394 total, 34 in this make and model, 4,186 as pilot in command, 80 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Temperature: 180 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820615022629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820615022629A), Jun 15, 1982: Beech A36, Myrtle Beach, SC, Destroyed. Engine quit at 1600 ft AGL. Pilot switched tanks but engine did not restart before crash occurred.

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.

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