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NTSB investigations: Beech A36, 1982

11 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech A36. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1982
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  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW83FA060Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Carlsbad, TXThe pilot and passengers had departed the san angelo airport at about 1800 CST on the day of the accident. They stopped at midland, TX where they borrowed a courtesy car and drove to a restaurant. Later, the aircraft departed on a return flight. At about 2320…Dec 17, 1982 · N6662Y · DestroyedNTSB ATL83LA056Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A-36 · Holly Springs, MSThe acft was at 4,000 ft in cruise flight when the eng failed. The acft crashed 1/4 mi short of an arpt. The right wing bladder was completely torn in two & the left wing bladder contained a minute amount of fuel. There was reportedly a lot of fuel spillage…Dec 9, 1982 · N9115S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83FA054Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Midland, ARWhen the plt filed his VFR flt plan he was observed using an IFR enroute chart. About 7 minutes after takeoff the plt requested a frequency to call for a clearance to climb on top of the overcast. Approximately 5 minutes later, as the plt was giving his…Dec 6, 1982 · N767T · DestroyedNTSB ANC83LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Fort Yukon, AKDuring a night approach to runway 03 at Fort Yukon, AK, the pilot neglected to activate the runway lights, as prescribed on the jeppeson approach chart, and mistook a row of white lights on buildings as the runway lights. Upon landing on a parking ramp the…Nov 10, 1982 · N36829 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA369Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech A36 · Shawnee, OKLanding gear collapsed during landing roll.Sep 4, 1982 · N4518S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX82DA266Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech A36 · Grand Canyon, AZThe aircraft dragged a wingtip during an aborted takeoff and swerved off the runway. The density altitude was 8200 feet. The pilot said he could not maintain a climb so he lowered the landing gear to abort the takeoff and lost control of the aircraft. The…Jul 18, 1982 · N4600S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA283Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech A36 · Port O'Connor, TXThe pilot decided to land at an airstrip that he had landed at about 3 years previously. Before landing, he made a 500 ft pass over the strip. He reported that the sun and glare were bright. He saw white spots on the strip, but thought they were filled-in…Jul 15, 1982 · N3123W · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82DA165Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBeech A36 · Myrtle Beach, SCAs 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…Jun 15, 1982 · N1691W · DestroyedNTSB MKC82FA075Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Smithville, MOThe plt reported a loss of power & unable to reach the arpt. The acft collided with trees during the forced landing & then landed hard, gear up, in a farmyard. Examination revealed that the left fuel tank was empty. The right fuel tank was full & the fuel…May 9, 1982 · N1877L · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FKG10Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportBeech A36 · Darien, GAThe pilot filed a VFR flight plan, but did not activate it after takeoff. While en route, he encountered deteriorating weather and obtained an IFR clearance. As he continued, he entered an area of thunderstorms, turbulence, and heavy rain. As the pilot was…Apr 3, 1982 · N4382W · DestroyedNTSB DEN82FTM09Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportBeech A36 · St. George, UTThe aircraft was on a flight from las vegas, Nevada to St. George, Utah when it flew past the destination and struck the side of a mountain. The crash site was located about 15 miles beyond the destination at an elevation of about 7600 ft MSL. The site was…Feb 19, 1982 · N4295S · Destroyed