# Accident 20150628008389A: Beech A36, Plainville, MA, June 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2015, 15:45 local time
- Place: Plainville, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0197° N, 71.3636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0197&lon=-71.3636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5626D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5626D-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150628008389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LANCASTER PA ENROUTE TO NORWOOD MA. ON INITIAL DECENT PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE.  NUMEROUS WITNESSES REPORTED A LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT THAT SOUNDED VERY UNUSUAL BUT DID NOT SEE THE AIRCRAFT. THE WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE STOP. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED UNTIL THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE ROOF OF A RESIDENCE AND FELL TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE HOUSE IN FLAMES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS 70 PERCENT CONSUMED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ERA15FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA254), Jun 28, 2015: Beech A36 (N5626D), Plainville, MA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the alternator drive coupling. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to locate and navigate to a suitable forced landing site due…

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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