# Accident 20200604011039A: Beech A23A, Cleburne, TX, June 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2020, 09:51 local time
- Place: Cleburne, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3022° N, 97.5367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3022&lon=-97.5367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7941L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7941L-2023-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23A (registry code 1151208, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-346 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,717 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200604011039A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 4, 2020, AT 0955 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECHCRAFT A-23, N7941L, LOST TOTAL ENGINE POWER WHILE CRUISING AT 1200 FEET AGL. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CLEBURNE AIRPORT (CPT). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A GRAVEL ROAD UNTIL THE ROAD TURNED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED STRAIGHT INTO SOME BRUSH. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

## 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 CEN20LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA211), Jun 4, 2020: Beech 23 (N7941L), Cleburne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to metal fatigue failure of the No. 1 cylinder wall.

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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