# Accident 20080701843659A: Beech A36, Dwight, IL, July 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2008, 17:45 local time
- Place: Dwight, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0664° N, 88.3597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0664&lon=-88.3597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6051M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6051M) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,208 total, 1,113 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080701843659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHILE EXECUTING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. PILOT IN COMMAND PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING ON INTERSTATE. DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT WING STRUCK SMALL LIGHT REFLECTOR POLE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI08CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA175), Jul 1, 2008: Beech A36 (N6051M), Dwight, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the highway signpost that the airplane impacted during the landing rollout.

## Other reports on N6051M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950512029329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950512029329I), May 12, 1995: Beech A36 (N6051M), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Departed from IFR clearance heading on climbout. Caused traffic conflict. Not IFR rated. Surrendered pilot license.
- [Accident 19880707031849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880707031849A), Jul 7, 1988: Beech A36 (N6051M), Craig, CO, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on approach to destination airport. Struck a fence and ditch on forced landing.

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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