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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Ellabell, GA · August 28, 2017

Date: August 28, 2017 · 08:39 local
Place: Ellabell, GA
Airport: Savannah/Hilton Head International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N87RY
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17FA331
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N87RYRegistration cancelled Oct 5, 2019 · Beech A36S/N E-2917 · Built 1994 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft N87RY departed Savannah/Hilton Head intl airport (ksav) at approximately 08:30 en-route to cobb county intl airport-mccollum field (kryy). During climb out the pilot declared an emergency with a loss of engine. The controller tried to guide the aircraft to GA35, cypress lakes and lost radar at 300 feet. Aircraft was found in a swampy heavily wooded area in Ellabell, GA at 32.238N and 81.439W. It is believed that the pilot was trying to land in a field and got to low due to engine loss of power and clipped the trees and impacted the ground in a steep nose down attitude. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot and both passengers were fatally wounded due to impact.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N87RY DEPARTED SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTL AIRPORT (KSAV) AT APPROXIMATELY 08:30 EN-ROUTE TO COBB COUNTY INTL AIRPORT-MCCOLLUM FIELD (KRYY). DURING CLIMB OUT THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH A LOSS OF ENGINE. THE CONTROLLER TRIED TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT TO GA35, CYPRESS LAKES AND LOST RADAR AT 300 FEET. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN A SWAMPY HEAVILY WOODED AREA IN ELLABELL, GA AT 32.238N AND 81.439W. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO LAND IN A FIELD AND GOT TO LOW DUE TO ENGINE LOSS OF POWER AND CLIPPED THE TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY WOUNDED DUE TO IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN17FA331Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportEllabell, GAThe total loss of engine power due to oil starvation to the No. 1 connecting rod, which resulted from the improper torque of the No. 1 cylinder hold-down bolts and through-studs at the time of the cylinder's installation, which resulted in the failure of the…Aug 28, 2017 · Destroyed