# Incident 20060611019919I: Beech A23, Delton, MI, June 11, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2006, 17:30 local time
- Place: Delton, MI
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4964° N, 85.4145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4964&lon=-85.4145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8866M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8866M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060611019919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE COULD NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH POWER TO SUSTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. THE PILOT TURNED TO AN OPEN FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR OCCUPANTS.

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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