# Accident 19811206078969A: Beech 36BEECH, Portland, TX, December 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1981, 19:15 local time
- Place: Portland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8890° N, 97.3316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8890&lon=-97.3316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N336A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N336A-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 612 total, 203 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DRG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811206078969A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW82DRG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRG15), Dec 6, 1981: Beech A-36 (N336A), Portland, TX, 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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