# Accident 20200222002289A: Beech A36, Rogers, MN, February 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2020, 11:11 local time
- Place: Rogers, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1981° N, 93.6528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1981&lon=-93.6528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3266Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3266Q-2022-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200222002289A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 22, 2020, ABOUT 1111 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH A36 AIRPLANE, N3266Q, WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN NEAR ROGERS, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT (FCM), EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, ABOUT 1100 AND WAS DESTINED FOR BREEZY POINT AIRPORT (8MN3), BREEZY POINT, MINNESOTA.

## 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 CEN20FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA096), Feb 22, 2020: Beech A36 (N3266Q), Rogers, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance that resulted in improper torque to the engine-driven fuel pump inlet fitting, which led to a loss of engine power and forced landing into unsuitable terrain.

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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