# Accident 20170828017429A: Beech A36, Ellabell, GA, August 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2017, 08:39 local time
- Place: Ellabell, GA
- Airport: Savannah/Hilton Head International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2394° N, 81.4392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2394&lon=-81.4392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87RY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87RY-2019-10-05) (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
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170828017429A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN17FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA331), Aug 28, 2017: Beech A36 (N87RY), Ellabell, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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