# Accident 20130323004509A: Beech A36, Cordova, IL, March 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2013, 13:52 local time
- Place: Cordova, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4481° N, 90.5075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4481&lon=-90.5075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6038R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6038R-2014-05-19) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 16 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130323004509A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DVN), IA, EN-ROUTE TO WHITESIDE COUNTY AIRPORT (SQI) IN STERLING, IL, N6038R LOST ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STUCK A UTILITY POLE AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD IN CORDOVA, ILLINOIS.  THIS LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT, NO POST-CRASH FIRE, OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN13LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA204), Mar 23, 2013: Beech A36 (N6038R), Cordova, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident test run of the engine revealed no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal…

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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