# Accident 20190620001359A: Beech A36, Elida, OH, June 20, 2019 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 20, 2019, 17:15 local time - Place: Elida, OH - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.8464° N, 84.1583° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8464&lon=-84.1583&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6150X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6150X-2019-11-22) (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: 2 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA177) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190620001359A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JUNE 20, 2019, ABOUT 1612 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH A36 AIRPLANE, N6150X, WAS DESTROYED DURING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN NEAR ELIDA, OHIO. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO STEVANN FARMS LTD. AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AND THE FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATED ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OQW), MAQUOKETA, IOWA ABOUT 1255 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS THE TOLEDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (TDZ), TOLEDO, OHIO AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE ? BROADCAST (ADS-B) POSITION DATA INDICATED THAT, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDED SOUTHEAST BEFORE TURNING TO AN EASTERLY COURSE AND TRANSITIONING SOUTH OF THE CHICAGO, ILLINIOIS, METROPOLITAN AREA. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO A SOUTHEASTERLY COURSE BEFORE AGAIN TAKING UP AN EASTERLY COURSE AND TRANSITIONING SOUTH OF FT. WAYNE, INDIANA. THE POSITION DATA DEPICTED MULTIPLE COURSE CHANGES, INCLUDING TWO 360° TURNS, WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE FINAL DATA POINT WAS RECORDED AT 1612. AT THAT TIME, THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 1/4 MILE NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 2,100 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED IN AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 780 FT. THE FIELD WAS BORDERED BY TREES ON THE EAST AND SOUTH SIDES. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ABOUT 250 FT FROM BOTH TREE LINES ON A WEST-NORTHWEST HEADING. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY TREE STRIKES WAS OBSERVED. THE FUSELAGE, ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE LOCATED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE IN POSITION RELATIVE TO AN INTACT AIRPLANE. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE PARTIALLY BURIED IN AN IMPACT CRATER IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE FUSELAGE. THE FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS CRUSHED, AND THE COCKPIT AREA WAS COMPROMISED. PORTIONS OF THE CENTER AND AFT FUSELAGE WERE DEFORMED AND BUCKLED. THE LEFT WING WAS LOCATED IN POSITION RELATIVE TO THE FUSELAGE AND IT WAS DEFORMED AND FRAGMENTED. THE RIGHT WING REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE AND IT WAS DEFORMED OVER THE ENTIRE SPAN. THE EMPENNAGE REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE. THE CONTROL SURFACES AND WING FLAPS REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME. ## 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 CEN19FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA177), Jun 20, 2019: Beech A36 (N6150X), Elida, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to continue visual flight rules flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial… ## Other reports on N6150X (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19980510008569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980510008569A), May 10, 1998: Beech A36 (N6150X), Ruidoso, NM, Substantial damage. Acft departed rwy 24, acft settled back into the rwy with gear up. Alamogordo, NM (.4) on may 10, 1998, at 1630 mountain daylight time, a Beech A-36, N6150X,… - [Incident 19870530033019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530033019I), May 30, 1987: Beech A36 (N6150X), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Suspect operator failed to operate alternator switch properly, battery was drained. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.