# Accident 20050420006779A: Beech A36TC, Waterbury, CT, April 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2005, 16:05 local time
- Place: Waterbury, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4833° N, 73.2286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4833&lon=-73.2286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3810X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3810X-2006-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050420006779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENROUTE FROM CUYAHOGA COUNTY AIRPORT, CLEVELAND, OHIO TO PROVIDENCE, RI THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING THE ENGINE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 9000 FEET. ATC DIRECTED THE PILOT TOWARDS WATERBURY-OXFORD AIRPORT, CT. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP STRIKING POWERLINES 4.6 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ROUTE 67. THERE WAS A SMALL POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS KNEE, CHEST, AND JAW.

## 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 NYC05LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA074), Apr 20, 2005: Beech A36TC (N3810X), Southbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the counter weight aft snap ring to hold the associated plate and pin in place, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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