# Accident 20120420015079A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Yorktown, NY, April 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: Yorktown, NY
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2078° N, 73.8014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2078&lon=-73.8014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N821SM-2013-08-29) (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: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 165 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120420015079A

## Narrative

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

IN CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO CLOSEST AIRPORT. WHILE EN-RPUTE PILOT FELT HE COULD NOT MAKE INTENDED AIRPORT (HPN) AND FOUND AN OPEN  FIELD AT THE IBM FACILITY IN YORKTOWN , NY LANDED THA IRCRAT GEAR UP. DURING INSPECTION FOUND FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE IN THE MID POINT BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS.

## 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 ERA12LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA295), Apr 20, 2012: Raytheon A36 (N821SM), Yorktown, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper placement of the fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform the published…

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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