# Accident 20161211025069A: Beech A36, Shorham, NY, December 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2016, 13:25 local time
- Place: Shorham, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9569° N, 72.9086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9569&lon=-72.9086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69286-2017-04-24) (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: CONTINENTAL IO-550-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161211025069A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 11,2016 A BEECH A35 (N69286) DEPARTED FROM ISP AND WAS DESTINED FOR BAF. WHILE OVER THE LONG ISLAND SOUND, THE PILOT DECLAIRED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION. THE PILOT EXECUTED A WATER LANDING CLOSE TO SHORE NEAR THE TOWN OF SHORHAM NY. PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES (EXPOSURE). THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE WATER. THE PROPELLER AND LEFT UPPER ENGINE COWL WERE NOT LOCATED.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. TWO HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE CRANK CASE ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FROM THE LOSS OF THE PROPELLER. THE ENGINE IS TO BE SHIPPED TO A CONTINENTAL MOTORS FACILITY FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.

## 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 ERA17LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA069), Dec 11, 2016: Beech A36 (N69286), Shoreham, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fatigue crack of the crankshaft at the No. 4 main bearing journal.

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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