# Accident 20010801032209A: Beech A36, Sugargrove, IL, August 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2001, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sugargrove, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Location: 41.7600° N, 88.4497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7600&lon=-88.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136GR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N136GR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010801032209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 1, 2001, BEECH A 36, N136GR HAD DEPARTED AURORA AIRPORT IN SUGAR GROVE, IL. THE PILOT, MR. RICHARD WATKINS STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. HE ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A BEAN FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. MR. WATKINS WHO WAS ALSO THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR LUMANAIR, A REPAIR STATION AT ARR, FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE AND HE WAS "TEST FLYING" IT.'

## 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 CHI01LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA255), Aug 1, 2001: Beech A36 (N136GR), Sugar Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate maintenance inspection and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot mechanic. The fuel system leak was a contributing factor.

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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