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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Afton, OK · April 25, 1985

Date: April 25, 1985 · 12:10 local
Place: Afton, OK
Airport: Shangri La
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N77HT
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW85LA199
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO520BA
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,880 total1,180 in this make and model99 in the last 90 days

N77HTRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1324 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Engine power loss after takeoff. Ditched in a lake. Insurance company sold wreckage so unable to determine cause.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF. DITCHED IN A LAKE. INSURANCE COMPANY SOLD WRECKAGE SO UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW85LA199Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAfton, OKThe acft was ditched in 60 to 80 ft deep water following a loss of pwr shortly after takeoff. The plt was picked up by a bass boat shortly before the acft sank. The acft was recovered more than a month later and an examination of the eng was not performed.Apr 25, 1985 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N77HT · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19871205075409IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Dodge City, KSInadvertently retracted landing gear instead of flaps on landing rollout.Dec 5, 1987 · Minor damage