# Accident 20060605013409A: Beech A36, Ennis, MT, June 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2006, 18:10 local time
- Place: Ennis, MT
- Airport: Ennis - Big Sky
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2717° N, 111.6486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2717&lon=-111.6486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24BF) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 500 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060605013409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT SOON AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB. HE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE MIXTURE WHEN THE ENGINE POPPED 3 OR 4 TIMES, THEN QUIT. HE THEN PERFORMED A WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARMER'S FIELD.

## 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 SEA06LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA114), Jun 6, 2006: Beech A36 (N24BF), Ennis, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff due to an excessively lean fuel-to-air mixture ratio as a result of excessive mating surface wear between the mixture control arm and metering shaft. A 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.