# Incident 20210812011529I: Beech A36, Union, SC, August 12, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2021, 09:26 local time
- Place: Union, SC
- Airport: Union County, Troy Shelton Fie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EH5A
- Location: 34.6869° N, 81.6412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UNION COUNTY, TROY SHELTON FLD (35A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6869&lon=-81.6412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N183VB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N183VB) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,580 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210812011529I

## Narrative

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

N183VB A BE-36 WAS ENROUTE TO DKX FROM MYR. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE PILOT TRIED TO DIVERT TO 35A UNION COUNTY AIRPORT. THE AICRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRFILED AND LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LIGHT LENS COVER.

## Other reports on N183VB (2)

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

- [Incident 19980830027699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980830027699I), Aug 30, 1998: Beech A36 (N183VB), Murfeesboro, NC, Minor damage. Pilot stated he was level at 6000 feet in a cruise configuration of 22.5 in hg and 2500 RPM, leaned to 16 (ghp) on the fuel flow indicator. He was on an IFR…
- [Incident 19881011063099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881011063099I), Oct 11, 1988: Beech A36 (N183VB), Houston, TX, Minor damage. No gear safe light. Visually checked down. Gear collapsed on rollout. Occupants injured exiting aircraft.

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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