# Accident 20210514008869A: Beech A36, Pinckneyville, IL, May 14, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2021, 16:32 local time
- Place: Pinckneyville, IL
- Airport: Pinckneyville-Du Quoin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0767° N, 89.4021° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0767&lon=-89.4021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1875W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1875W) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210514008869A

## Narrative

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

ON 14 MAY 2021 N1875, A BEECHCRAFT MODEL A36, SERIAL NUMBER E-437 EXPERIENCED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND LOSS OF POWER  RESULTING IN A EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD OUTSIDE OF PINCKNEYVILLE,IL.  ABOUT 5 MILES OUTSIDE OF THE PINCKNEYVILLE -DU QUOIN AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO 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 CEN21LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA221), May 14, 2021: Beech A36 (N1875W), Pinckneyville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to oil starvation. The reason for the oil starvation could not be determined based on available evidence.

## Other reports on N1875W (1)

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

- [Accident 19840125002919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840125002919A), Jan 25, 1984: Beech A36 (N1875W), Victorville, CA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing when engine quit due to improper tank selection.

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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