# NTSB Accident ERA21FA154
> **BEECH B36** · 2021-03-15 · Pembroke Pines, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21FA154
- **Event ID:** 20210315102757
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-03-15
- **Location:** Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.998414, -80.231454
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** B36
- **Registration:** N236BC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s likely activation of the auxiliary fuel pump to “high” for undetermined reasons during takeoff, which resulted in total loss of engine power due to an excessively rich fuel-to-air mixture. Also causal was the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while returning to the airport following the loss of engine power.

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