# Accident 20151211019119A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Fayetteville, NC, December 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2015, 19:31 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9900° N, 78.8297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9900&lon=-78.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3241N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3241N-2018-03-23) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 501 total, 244 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151211019119A

## Narrative

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

N3241N WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM W29, BAY BRIDGE AIRPORT IN STEVENSVILLE, MD TO JZI, CHARLESTON, SC WITH THREE PASSENGERS ONBOARD.  THE CURRENT AND QUALIFIED PILOT STATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 8,000? AND WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY WITH ALL GAGES READING "IN THE GREEN".  IN A PERIOD OF 10-15 SECONDS, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED.  THE PILOT TURNED TOWARD KFAY WHICH HE BELIEVED TO BE THE NEAREST AIRPORT.  THE PILOT ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE SPEED AND PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO KFAY.  IN THE DESCENT, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT  ALTITUDE TO REACH THE AIRPORT AND PLANNED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING SHORT OF KFAY.  THE PILOT SELECTED A FULL RICH MIXTURE, SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, SELECTED FUEL BOOST PUMP TO HIGH, AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART WITH THE STARTER.  THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART.  THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THEN EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH HIS THREE PASSENGERS WHO RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA16LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA066), Dec 12, 2015: Raytheon A36 (N3241N), Fayetteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's application of an unapproved sealant to the engine case halves during engine overhaul, contrary to manufacturer's instructions, which resulted in lubrication restriction 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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