Event DEN86LA017

1985-11-01 BISMARCK, North Dakota, United States Airport · BIS Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N3663K

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH A36TC

Year of manufacture

1980 · 5 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19800417

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A42561

Registrant of record

EVANS AND EVANS PROPERTIES INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3663K Beech A36TC Minor

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT OF THE BEECH A36TC ACFT ACTIVATED WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS THE FLAP RETRACTION LEVER, AND THE ENG QUIT. THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING APRX 1000 FT FROM THE RWY DEPARTURE END. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE ENG WAS STARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, UNTIL THE EMERG FUEL PUMP (EFP) SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENG QUITTING DUE TO FLOODING. THIS STEP WAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE EFP SWITCH AND FLAP RETRACTION LEVER ARE APRX TWO INCHES APART. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN86LA017.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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