Beech A36 accident near Conroe, Texas, August 28, 1985
On August 28, 1985 at about 11:00 pm local time, a Beech A36, registered N6564D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Conroe, Texas (Montgomery County airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 28, 1985 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Conroe, Texas · Montgomery County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · all A36s on the register
- Registration
- N6564D · registry record · serial E-2048
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-ARPT EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING AN ENG FAILURE. DURING LANDING ROLL ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ABOUT 13 GALLONS OF FUEL IN RIGHT FUEL TANK AND NONE IN THE LEFT TANK. DURING BASE LEG, WHILE FLYING ON THE RIGHT TANK, THE PLT HAD TO ENTER AN ABRUPT MANEUVER, WHEN HE SPOTTED ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL. DURING THE MANEUVER THE ENGINE QUIT, AND IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE RIGHT TANK MAY HAVE UNPORTED DURING THE TURN, INTERRUPTING THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENG. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE POWERPLANT DURING SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,234 hours in all; 89 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days; 2,127 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 377 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 1, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO 520 BB (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DFW D/Fw Airport TX at 9:40 pm
- Destination: CXO Conroe TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 14, 5,400 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:50 pm from IAH, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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