Beech A36 accident near Rawlins, Wyoming, May 16, 1991
On May 16, 1991 at about 11:12 am local time, a Beech A36, registered N6724T, was substantially damaged in an accident near Rawlins, Wyoming (Rawlins Muni airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, HIS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND A PREMATURE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE AND THE RESULTANT FALSE READINGS OF THE POWERPLANT INSTRUMENTS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 16, 1991 · about 11:12 am local time
- Place
- Rawlins, Wyoming · Rawlins Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · all A36s on the register
- Registration
- N6724T · registry record · serial E-2163
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT OF THE BEECH A36 WAS FLYING ON TOP OF AN OVERCAST WHEN HE NOTED THAT THE READINGS ON HIS ENGINE GAUGES WERE DROPPING. HE DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN HIS ATTEMPT TO USE THE STANDBY GENERATOR. HE THEN DEAD-RECKONED TO A LET-DOWN THROUGH THE CLOUDS AT RAWLINS, WY, AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WHEN HE BELIEVED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING ADEQUATE POWER.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 623 hours in all; 35 in this make and model; 506 as pilot in command; 221 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,660 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-550-B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CPR Casper WY at 10:15 am
- Destination: OGD Ogden UT
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 22, 7,000 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,800 ft; scat at 700 ft
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA91LA106.