# NTSB MKC81FCQ17: Beech A36, N2022A, Hill City, KS, March 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1981
- Place: Hill City, KS · HILL CITY, KS
- Location: 39.3687° N, 99.8405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hill City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3687&lon=-99.8405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0462  81/3/19  NR.HILL CITY,KS       BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1155                    N2022A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUSSELL,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R FUEL TK 1/2GAL,L TK 15GALS.PLT STATED SWITCHED TKS FOR AIR RESTART BUT DID NOT ACTIVATE PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2022A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810319010689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319010689A), Mar 19, 1981: Beech A36, Hill City, KS, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion on right tank. Selected left tank. Failed to use boost pump. Nosed over landing.

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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