19811206078969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 36BEECH · Portland, TX · December 6, 1981

Date
December 6, 1981 · 19:15 local
Place
Portland, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N336A
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DRG15
Reported as
Beech 36BEECH
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
612 total203 in this make and model79 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit at start of en route portion of flight. Crash-landed in mud field. Cam shaft failure.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AT START OF EN ROUTE PORTION OF FLIGHT. CRASH-LANDED IN MUD FIELD. CAM SHAFT FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.