Beechcraft A36 N6038R

Summary

On 23 March 2013 at about 18:52 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N6038R was involved in an accident near Cordova, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 March 2013 at 18:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Cordova, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

41.4481, -90.5075

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N6038R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Davenport → Sterling

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA204

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident test run of the engine revealed no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Before departure, the pilot conducted a preflight inspection of the airplane and noted no anomalies. The pilot reported that, about 10 minutes after reaching cruise altitude, the engine "coughed" and began to lose power. He stated that he switched fuel tanks and attempted to regain engine power but that the engine could not produce enough power to maintain altitude. Unable to reach an airport, the pilot chose to perform a forced landing to a field, during which the airplane impacted power lines, and a portion of the right wing separated. During the postaccident test run of the engine, no mechanical failures or malfunctions were revealed that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.