# Accident 20200816018829A: Beech A36, San Benito, TX, August 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2020, 12:00 local time
- Place: San Benito, TX
- Airport: Kornegay Private Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1297° N, 97.6291° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1297&lon=-97.6291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3256V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3256V-2021-05-22) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200816018829A

## Narrative

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

AUG 16, 2020 AT 1200 CDT, AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N3256V, LOST POWER AND LANDED GEAR UP IN A FIELD JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY NEAR KORNEGAY PRIVATE AIRPORT IN SAN BENITO, TX (53XS). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS. PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED.

## 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 CEN20LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA346), Aug 16, 2020: Beech 36 (N3256V), San Benito, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for a reason that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N3256V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19981021043819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981021043819I), Oct 21, 1998: Beech A36 (N3256V), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. (-5)On October 21 ,1998, at 1205 CDT, N3256V, a Beech A-36, owned and operated by frank robins iii, received minor damage when the right side window plexiglas…

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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