# Incident 19971111042539I: Beech A36, Sandersville, GA, November 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1997, 21:50 local time
- Place: Sandersville, GA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9817° N, 82.8051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandersville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9817&lon=-82.8051&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66514, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66514) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971111042539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT SAID ENGINE LOST POWER IN CRUISE. HE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED MACON ATC WHO NOTIFIED THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S OFFICE. PILOT LANDED ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. A LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE BAFFLING CAME LOOSE & BLOCKED THE AIRFLOW. THE BAFFLING WAS SECURED & THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF. THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN SATISFACTORY & HE LANDED AT COLUMBIA, SC. FOLLOW UP ACTION TO BE TAKEN TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE BAFFLING FAILURE. ACFT WAS MOVED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION OF FSDO. ACFT WAS FLOWN TO ANOTHER STATE FOLLOWING INCIDENT. PILOT/OWNER TO PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP DATA TO THIS OFFICE.

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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