# Incident 19870930066769I: Beech A36, Lake Charles, LA, September 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1987, 17:10 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N416RW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 900 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870930066769I

## Narrative

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

INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE EN ROUTE. SMOKE WITH OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD. LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD.

## Other reports on N416RW (1)

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

- [Incident 19851207005589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851207005589I), Dec 7, 1985: Beech A36 (N416RW), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Veered off runway while on takeoff roll. Gear collapsed with damage to propeller, wingtip and fuselage.

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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