# Accident 19911017046849A: Beech A36, Selma, AL, October 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1991, 16:45 local time
- Place: Selma, AL
- Airport: Craig Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4097° N, 87.0305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4097&lon=-87.0305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3735Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3735Y-2013-11-12) (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: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 358 total, 155 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911017046849A

## Narrative

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

THREW CONNECTING ROD ON TEST FLIGHT. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. ENGINE HAD RECENT INSPECTION. LOST COUNTERWEIGHT.

## 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 ATL92LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA010), Oct 17, 1991: Beech A36 (N3735Y), Selma, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT BLADE, WHICH RESULTED FROM EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE COUNTERWEIGHT PIN BUSHINGS, DUE TO CORROSION FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.

## Other reports on N3735Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19880422060739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422060739I), Apr 22, 1988: Beech A36 (N3735Y), Blooming Prairi, MN, Minor damage. Engine failure. Forced landing. No oil on loose dipstick. No oil in filter or oil sump. Hole in case by broken rod.
- [Accident 19840501016619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840501016619A), May 1, 1984: Beech A36 (N3735Y), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Landed hard, bounced, came back down on nose gear which collapsed from overload.

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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