# Accident 20111106026999A: Beech A36, Yucca Valley, CA, November 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2011, 09:50 local time
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Airport: Yucca Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1342° N, 116.3964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1342&lon=-116.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64Z) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total, 990 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111106026999A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/06/2011 AT 0945 HOURS, THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD N64Z WERE PERFORMING A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT PROCEDURE. AFTER RETARDING THE THROTTLE THEY ATTEMPTED TO PUT POWER BACK TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND LOST POWER. WITH NO POWER THEY LANDED IN THE DESERT SHORT OF THE EAST END OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR12LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA027), Nov 6, 2011: Beech A36 (N64Z), Yucca Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N64Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20210910015529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210910015529I), Sep 10, 2021: Beech A36 (N64Z), Yucca Valley, CA, Minor damage. Pilot departed L22 (Yucca Valley, CA) via runway 6. Within 30 seconds of Departing fuel started running out of the left wing fuel cap. He turned back toward…

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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