# Incident 20140228019279I: Beech A36, Defiance, MO, February 28, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2014, 15:00 local time
- Place: Defiance, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6328° N, 90.7846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Defiance, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6328&lon=-90.7846&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8101J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8101J-2026-04-08) (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
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140228019279I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH TO KSUS, HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. HE ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS RESTARTS BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. REALIZING HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE KSUS, HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FARM FIELD ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KSUS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PERSONS ON BOARD.

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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