# Accident 20190820017859A: Beech A36, Half Moon Bay, CA, August 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2019, 17:50 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Airport: Half Moon Bay Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3578° N, 122.5122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3578&lon=-122.5122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134P-2022-11-05) (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 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190820017859A

## Narrative

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

A BEECH A36 SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT WITH TWO PERSONS ONBOARD SUCCESSFULLY DITCHED INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MILES SOUTH WEST OF HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA AND 1-2 MILES FROM SHORE/COAST.

BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT SINKING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

BOTH PERSONS WERE RESCUED BY A US COAST GUARD HELICOPTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES AFTER THE DITCHING.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT 3000 FEET, LEVEL FLIGHT AND HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE DITCHING.

## 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 WPR19LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA238), Aug 21, 2019: Beech 36 (N134P), Half Moon Bay, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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