# Accident 20170328003149A: Beech A36, Dadeville, AL, March 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2017, 12:00 local time
- Place: Dadeville, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8308° N, 85.7122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8308&lon=-85.7122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8169Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8169Y-2019-12-02) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170328003149A

## Narrative

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

ON, MARCH 28, 2017, THE PILOT OF N8169Y DEPARTED ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA (EDN) FOR A DESTINATION OF SPARTA, TENNESSEE (SRB).

WHILE MAINTAINING A FLIGHT ALTITUDE OF 5000 FEET, THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A DECENT INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS.

## 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 ERA17FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA140), Mar 28, 2017: Beech A36 (N8169Y), Dadeville, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to postcrash thermal damage to the engine accessories and the airframe. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to…

## Other reports on N8169Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20141124023869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141124023869I), Nov 24, 2014: Beech A36 (N8169Y), Oceano, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he landed long and fast. Aircraft ran off end of runway into grass. Nose gear collapsed and prop struck ground. Severe damage to prop and minor…

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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