# Accident 20081130852569A: Beech A36, Coalinga, CA, November 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2008, 20:16 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: New Coalinga Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1464° N, 120.2936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1464&lon=-120.2936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3058Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3058Y-2010-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,236 total, 232 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081130852569A

## Narrative

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

A BEECH A36, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR THE NEW COALINGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (C80). THERE WAS ONE FATAL AND TWO MODERATE INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A PART 91 IFR FLIGHT FROM LGB TO HARRIS RANCH (3O8), AT WHICH THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED, AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF ARRIVAL, BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, OF CEILING ZERO, VISIABILITY 500 FEET. THE PILOT CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT AT 4000 STATING HE HAD 3O8 IN SIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE DESCENDED TO 2,500 FEET AND OBSERVED A FOG LAYER OVER THE AIRPORT AND HE DECIDED TO DIVERT TO SANTA BARBARA, CA. THE PILOT INITIATED A CLIMB, CONTACTED OAKLAND ARTCC WITH HIS INTENTIONS. WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 3,500 TO 4,000 FEET, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH NO SUCCESS AND ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO C80. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND 1.5 MILES NORTH OF C80 IN AN OPEN 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 WPR09LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA050), Dec 1, 2008: Beech A36 (N3058Y), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power while in climb to cruise flight for undetermined reasons.

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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