# Accident 19881220062339A: Beech A36, Athens, GA, December 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9609° N, 83.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9609&lon=-83.3779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17696, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17696-1991-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 619 total, 167 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881220062339A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. FAILED TO FLAIR FOR EMERGENCY LANDING IN OPEN LEVEL FIELD.EXHAUST VALVE BROKE IN NR1 CYLINDER

## 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 ATL89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA056), Dec 20, 1988: Beech A36 (N17696), Athens, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17696 (1)

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

- [Accident 19791020032719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020032719A), Oct 20, 1979: Beech A36 (N17696), Quinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot delayed aborting takeoff from slushy runway. Ran off end runway.

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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