# Accident 20180530015179A: Beachcraft A36, Tonopah, NV, May 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2018, 11:08 local time
- Place: Tonopah, NV
- Airport: Tonopah Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0775° N, 117.0422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0775&lon=-117.0422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191HL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N191HL-2019-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEACHCRAFT A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 99 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180530015179A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED KTPH,HEARD ENGINE POP,TRIED TO RETURN TO KTPH BUT HAD A FORCED LANDING SHORT OF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 WPR18LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA156), May 30, 2018: Beech A36 (N191HL), Tonopah, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly lean the fuel/air mixture and to monitor critical engine parameters during the en route climb to cruise level, which resulted in excessive engine heat and oil…

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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