# Accident 20210406009209A: Beech A36, Arcadia, FL, April 6, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2021, 12:00 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Airport: Arcadia Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1766° N, 81.8267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1766&lon=-81.8267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18394, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18394) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,210 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210406009209A

## Narrative

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

N18394 TOOK OFF FROM X06 IN ARCADIA FL, MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF THE PILOT NOTICED THE RPMS GOING UP, HE ALSO NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DOWN TO ZERO.  HE TRIED TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD BUT THEN THE ENGINE LOCKDOWN AND THE PROP STOPPED TURNING. AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1700 MSL, PILOT FOUND CLEARING AND LANDED THE PLANE GEAR UP, THE PLANE BOUNCED ONCE AND SPUN AROUND 180 AND CAME TO A STOP AROUND 216 FEET FROM ORIGINAL POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE NOSE SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT WING WAS ALSO DAMAGED. PILOT GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CALLED 911

## 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 ERA21LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA174), Apr 6, 2021: Beech A36 (N18394), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for underdetermined reasons.

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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