# Accident 19880315005409A: Beech A36, Cherokee, IA, March 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1988, 07:15 local time
- Place: Cherokee, IA
- Airport: Cherokee Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7496° N, 95.5492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7496&lon=-95.5492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8136R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8136R) (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 A36
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 605 total, 87 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880315005409A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER, SMOKE IN COCKPIT. UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR. BROKEN EXHAUST PIPE FLANGE.HOT EXHAUST BURNED ALTERNATOR WIRES

## 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 MKC88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA061), Mar 15, 1988: Beech A36 (N8136R), Cherokee, IA, 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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