- Date
- July 6, 1986, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Marco Island, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9031SBeech 36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860706030749A
- Case key
- 31667
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing apch, the plt stated that he switched from the left fuel tank to the right tank & shortly thereafter, the eng failed. He was unable to restart the eng and a forced ldg was made. An exam of the left tank revealed it to be empty while the right tank contained a quanity of fuel. He stated that the tanks were not full prior to takeoff and that he had been operating during the flt on the left tank. No fuel was found in the eng fuel spider or spider supply lines. There was no evidence of fuel contamination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9031S
- Reported as
- Beech 36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-117
- Airframe hours
- 2,550
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA2, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert B. Souder
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1985
- Departed
- SRQ · Sarasota, FL
- Airport
- MKY · Marco Island
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,150 total · 660 in this make and model · 680 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 42 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9031S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.