# NTSB IAD80DKM14: Beech A36, N5036M, Albemarle, NC, April 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1980
- Place: Albemarle, NC · ALBEMARLE, NC
- Location: 35.3581° N, 80.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albemarle, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3581&lon=-80.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DKM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0231   80/4/6    ALBEMARLE,NC        BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 2817
        TIME - 1016                    N5036M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1268 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANLEY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,NC             HICKORY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SELECTOR FND ON EMPTY TANK. ENG RAN WHEN TESTED IN OTR TANK POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5036M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5036M), registered now, S/N E-1255, built 1978 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stanley County

## 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 19800406007709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406007709A), Apr 6, 1980: Beech 36BEECH, Albemarle, NC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final. Impacted short of runway. Bounced onto runway. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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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