# Accident 20061214030829A: Beech B36TC, Peoria, IL, December 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2006, 08:10 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1642° N, 89.6931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1642&lon=-89.6931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30799, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30799-2007-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B36TC (registry code 1151609, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061214030829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N30799 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD ABOUT 1.5 MILES WEST OF THE GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT (PIA), PEORIA, ILLINOIS. THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT (DBQ), DUBUQUE, IOWA, ENROUTE TO CENTRALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ENL), CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WEST-NORTHWEST OF PIA WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED "MISSING." THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TURNED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 5-6 MILES FROM PIA, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS 60 PERCENT COVERED WITH OIL AND SMOKE WAS COMING INTO THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT REACH THE AIRPORT, SO HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE UNINJURED.

## 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 CHI07LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA038), Dec 14, 2006: Beech B36TC (N30799), Peoria, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a fatigue fracture of the exhaust valve as a result of maintenance not performed by the aircraft owner, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced…

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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