# Accident 20040702013429A: Beech A36, Algona, IA, July 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2004, 15:03 local time
- Place: Algona, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0709° N, 94.2296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0709&lon=-94.2296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3248T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3248T) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,891 total, 936 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040702013429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN AT 4500 FT. WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT DIVERTED AIRCRAFT TO ALGONA, IOWA, AIRPORT. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO AND INFLIGHT FIRE WAS NOTICED FROM RIGHT SIDE OF NOSE SECTION. EMERGENCY LANDING ON COUNTY ROAD WAS ATTEMPTED. PILOT AVOIDED TRAFFIC ON ROADWAY, YET AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING.

## 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 CHI04LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA187), Jul 2, 2004: Beech A36 (N3248T), Algona, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the connecting rod which resulted in the loss of engine power during cruise flight and subsequent forced landing. A contributing factor was the delayed lowering of the landing gear in…

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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