Beechcraft A36 N7036G

Summary

On 30 April 1983 at about 17:38 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N7036G was involved in an accident near Hawthorne, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 April 1983 at 17:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Hawthorne, California, United States

Nearest airport

Hawthorne (HHR)

Coordinates

33.9092, -118.3394

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N7036G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83FA205

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AS THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING THRU ABOUT 400 TO 500 FT AGL, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG BEGAN LOSING POWER. THE PLT TURNED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP & STARTED A TURN BACK TOWARD THE ARPT. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT REACH THE RWY, HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A STREET. DURING THE APCH, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TELEPHONE LINES, THEN CRASH LANDED IN THE STREET. BEFORE COMING TO REST, THE LEFT WING OF THE ACFT STRUCK A VEHICLE. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, APRX 1 PINT OF WATER & OTHER CONTAMINANTS WERE DRAINED FROM THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. THE RIGHT WING TANK CONTAINED MINOR FOREIGN CONTAMINANTS. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT MAIN WING TANK & ITS SCREEN CONTAINED EXTENSIVE FOREIGN CONTAMINANTS. THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP INLET LINE, CARBURETOR INLET LINE, & CARBURETOR FILTER SCREEN CONTAINED WATER & OTHER FOREIGN CONTAMINANTS. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT CORROSION PARTICLES HAD COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF A YEAR & THAT THE FUEL STRAINER & VALVE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR OVER A YEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.