# Accident 20021113032929A: Beech A36TC, San Andreas, CA, November 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2002, 13:05 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Airport: Calaveras Co-Maury Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1542° N, 120.6522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1542&lon=-120.6522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32FW-2003-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021113032929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11-13-2002 RATHEON A36TC DEPARTED NORTHBOUND FROM SAN ANDREAS, CA AIRPORT (0O3) AND HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT GLIDED TO A POINT 1/2 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH A CLUSTER OF ROCKS. THE PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE REAR-SEAT PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. FUEL TANKS WERE FULL AND FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE SUPPLY HOSE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR MANIFOLD AS WELL AS THE FUEL SELECTOR. NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WERE NOTED DURING THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION. ALL WITNESSES INTERVIEWED STATED THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG OR POP FOLLOWED BY SILENCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. NO FIRE FOLLOWED THE IMPACT. WEATHER WAS NOT AN ISSUE. DUE TO THE DAMAGE OF THE ENGINE DUE TO IMPACT, IT WAS SENT TO CONTINENTAL ENGINES IN MOBILE, ALABAMA FOR ANALYSIS. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS RESULTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE.

## 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 SEA03FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA008), Nov 13, 2002: Beech A36TC (N32FW), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of engine power during takeoff climb for undetermined reasons.

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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