# Accident 19960602012269A: Beech A36TC, Sonora, CA, June 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1996, 11:40 local time
- Place: Sonora, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9808° N, 120.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9808&lon=-120.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N214MS-1998-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520UB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,465 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960602012269A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. HAD THROWN A ROD. OIL BLOCKED ON ROD BEARING CAUSED SIEZURE AND ROD TO BREAK.

## 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 LAX96LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA215), Jun 2, 1996: Beech A36TC (N214MS), Sonora, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the number 1 connecting rod due to oil starvation caused by inadequate bearing crush.

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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