# Accident 20200416016809A: Beech A36, Cincinnati, OH, April 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2020, 11:27 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2108° N, 84.4600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2108&lon=-84.4600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66FN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66FN-2022-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,556 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200416016809A

## Narrative

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

REVIEWED BY FLM NJS ON 11/02/2020.

ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1127 EDT, A BEECHCRAFT BE-36A AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION N-NUMBER N66FN, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL ON INTERSTATE-75 NORTH AT THE CORNER I-75N AND OHIO 126 WEST IN CINCINNATI, OHIO, 5 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH WEST OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT (KLUK).  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KUMP) AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EDT. AN ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING.

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SET A TIMER TO CHANGE THE FUEL TANK SELECTION EVERY 15 MINUTES IN FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT THE FLIGHT BEGAN ON THE LEFT TANK AND THE FUEL WAS SWITCHED AFTER 15 MINUTES TO THE RIGHT. THE FUEL WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE SHUT OFF POSITION. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE, THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS ON THE RIGHT PRIOR TO BEING SHUT OFF, AND THAT THE FUEL WAS SHUT OFF OVER CONCERNS OF A FUEL LEAK. ADEQUATE FUEL WAS FOUND IN BOTH WING TANKS FOR THE FLIGHT TO HAVE CONTINUED.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON INTERSTATE I-75N. THE AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS ASSISTED BY LOCAL AIRCRAFT MECHANICS INSPECTED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT?S ENGINE, ENGINE COMPONENTS, PROPELLER AND ASSEMBLY, AND THE FUEL SYSTEM POST-ACCIDENT.  THERE WAS CONTINUITY OF ENGINE CONTROLS AND FUEL CONTROLS, THE SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL NOZZLES WERE REMOVED AND INSPECTED, AND THE CYLINDERS WERE SCOPED. A THUMB COMPRESSION CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON EACH CYLINDER. DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, A FUEL INLET FITTING AND FUEL RETURN LINE WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE.

THE CINCINNATI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (KLUK), WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORTED THE WEATHER AT 1053 EDT TO BE 10 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE OF 7 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 7 KNOTS.

## 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 CEN20LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA148), Apr 16, 2020: Beech 36 (N66FN), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loose fuel inlet fitting on the fuel pump due to improper maintenance, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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