# Accident 20180730018309A: Beech A36, Brainerd, MN, July 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2018, 09:58 local time
- Place: Brainerd, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3825° N, 94.1194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3825&lon=-94.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1856W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1856W-2019-05-15) (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: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 2,907 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180730018309A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE HAD FAILED SEVERAL TIMES IN PAST WEEKS.  WHILE ON LOW FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREE TOPS.

## 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 CEN18LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA302), Jul 30, 2018: Beech A36 (N1856W), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total loss of engine power due to a fuel supply interruption from the left tank for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in the subsequent forced landing into trees.

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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