Event MKC82FA075

1982-05-09 SMITHVILLE, Missouri, United States Airport · MCI Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1877L

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH A36

Year of manufacture

1976 · 6 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19760511

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A15E05

Registrant of record

SHRAUNER REID E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1877L Beech A36 Serious

Factual narrative

THE 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 SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK. THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTAINED ABOUT ONE OUNCE OF FUEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MKC82FA075.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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