# Accident 19810331013149A: Beech A2324, Sawyer, KY, March 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1981, 18:56 local time
- Place: Sawyer, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9001° N, 84.3516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sawyer, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9001&lon=-84.3516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5690S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5690S-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,431 total, 60 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331013149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILURE ENROUTE. CRASH-LANDED IN TREES SHORT OF OPEN FIELD. NUMBER 4 CYLINDER WALL FATIGUE CRACKED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA058), Mar 31, 1981: Beech A23-24 (N5690S), Sawyer, KY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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