# NTSB NYC80FNC36: Beech A36, N36ZX, Laconia, NH, August 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1980
- Place: Laconia, NH · LACONIA, NH
- Location: 43.5765° N, 71.4823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laconia, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5765&lon=-71.4823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNC36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2369  80/8/16    LACONIA,NH          BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 299
        TIME - 0330                    N36ZX               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LACONIA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FINDLAY,OH                  LACONIA,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SEL ON R TK,1QT FD IN R TK,L TK 3/4 FULL.PLT FLEW 9 1/4HRS OUT OF LAST 10.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36ZX](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36ZX-2015-05-19), registration cancelled 2015-05-19, S/N E-1087, built 1977 (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: Laconia Municipal

## 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 19800816036719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816036719A), Aug 16, 1980: Beech A36, Laconia, NH, Substantial damage. Engine quit approaching destination. Crash-landed near end of runway. Found 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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