# Accident 20080220857829A: Raythe A36, Pahoke, FL, February 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2008, 11:20 local time
- Place: Pahoke, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8102° N, 80.6599° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8102&lon=-80.6599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36GJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36GJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHE A36
- Reported engine: IO IO550B29
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080220857829A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT PAHOKE AIRPORT, APPROX 9 MILES NORTHEAST ENGINE LOST POWER.  AIRCRAFT EMEREGENCY LANDED IN PLOWED CANE FIELD 50 YARDS NORTH OF A OPEN DIRT ROAD.  TAXIED DIAGONALLY ACROSS SEVERAL ROWS OF DIRT.  NOSE LANDING GEAR "DUG IN" AND AIRCRAFT ROTATED ONTO ITS NOSE CRUSHING THE RIGHT ENGINE FIREWALL SEVERLY.

## 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 NYC08LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA106), Feb 20, 2008: Raytheon A36 (N36GJ), Pahokee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart with a known deficiency with the engine, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power due to the failure of the…

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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