# Accident 20181206023309A: Beech A36TC, Los Banos, CA, December 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2018, 12:36 local time
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0639° N, 120.8697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0639&lon=-120.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N361TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N361TC-2022-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-550
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 577 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181206023309A

## Narrative

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

WHILE STARTING THE LEFT BASE TURN TO RWY 30 AT LSN, A FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM RHV, AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT STUCK THE AIRPORT PARAMETER FENCE, WHICH RESULTED IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR FUSELAGE AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 WPR19LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA039), Dec 6, 2018: Beech 36 (N361TC), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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