# Accident 20190117000249A: Beech A36, Fredericksburg, TX, January 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2019, 16:50 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Airport: Gillespie County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2606° N, 98.9069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2606&lon=-98.9069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2021T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2021T-2021-07-10) (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: LYCOMING TSIO 540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190117000249A

## Narrative

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

DURING VFR PERSONAL FLIGHT THE PRIVATE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED TO FLY TOWARDS T82.

N2021T ATTEMPTED AN OFF FIELD LANDING APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DIRT BERM SHORT OF A LEVEL FIELD BOUNCING ONTO AND ACROSS A STREET. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME FULLY INVOLVED IN FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED

## 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 CEN19LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA055), Jan 17, 2019: Beech 36 (N2021T), Fredericksburg, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fatigue failure of the crankshaft.

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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