# Accident 19890509011179A: Beech A36, Sacramento, CA, May 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5094° N, 121.4902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5094&lon=-121.4902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7238A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7238A-1991-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total, 40 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890509011179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATED AND LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A ROUGH FIELD.HOLE IN TOP OF ENGINE. NR 4 CYLINDER HAD SHATTERED

## 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 LAX89LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA146), May 9, 1989: Beech A36 (N7238A), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FOUR PISTON ASSEMBLY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SOFT/UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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