# Accident 20211124019839A: Beech A36, Tooele, UT, November 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2021, 13:20 local time
- Place: Tooele, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3170° N, 112.2823° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3170&lon=-112.2823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4370W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4370W) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211124019839A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 24, 2021 AT 0935 LOCAL, N4370W DEPARTED SAFFORD AZ (KSAD) WITH AN EXPECTED DESTINATION OF REXBURG-MADISON COUNTY AIRPORT (RXE) INCLUDING A FUEL STOP AT TOOELE VALLEY AIRPORT (KTVY).  FLIGHT ALTITUDE WAS MAINTAINED AT ~8500 FEET ELEVATION UNTIL THEIR INITIAL DESCENT INTO TOOELE.  DURING DESCENT, A LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED AND AIRSPEED SLOWED FROM ~160 MPH TO ~130 MPH.  A RHYTHMIC "THUMPING" WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AN EMERGENCY LANDING BE PERFORMED IN THE FIELD JUST WEST OF STATE ROUTE 73 WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE LANDING GEAR.  LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND NOTED THAT THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY LEAKING FLUIDS AND THAT BOTH WINGS STILL HAD FUEL REMAINING.  THE NTSB INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING WITH INTENT TO TROUBLESHOOT POTENTIAL MECHANICAL FAILURES.  THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR22LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA064), Nov 24, 2021: Beech A36 (N4370W), Tooele, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

## Other reports on N4370W (1)

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

- [Incident 20070719019719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070719019719I), Jul 19, 2007: Beech A36 (N4370W), Asheville, NC, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was flying an autopilot coupled ILS approach to runway 34 at Asheville Regional Airport. He became fixated on evaluating the autopilot…

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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