# Accident 19950627020709A: Beech A36, Titusville, FL, June 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1995, 06:30 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7493° N, 81.4905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7493&lon=-81.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72016 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950627020709A

## Narrative

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

LOSING OIL AND SPARKS FROM ENGINE. LANDED ON A BEACH. HIT SAND DUNE. NR6 CYLINDER BARREL FAILED. CORROSION FATIGUE.

## 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 MIA95LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA163), Jun 27, 1995: Beech A36 (N72016), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the No. 6 cylinder barrel due to corrosion fatigue, which resulted in a loss of power. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.

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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