# Accident 20220312003759A: Beech A36, Poteau, OK, March 12, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2022, 12:37 local time
- Place: Poteau, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8800° N, 94.4400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8800&lon=-94.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9410Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9410Q-2023-10-07) (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 BB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,367 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220312003759A

## Narrative

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

PART 91, DAY, VFR FLIGHT FROM KVBT TO KMEZ. AFTER BEGINNING DESCENT INTO KMEZ FROM 6000FT, PILOT NOTICED A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE TO 14 PSI. WITHIN 2 MINUTES, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND ENGINE STOPPED. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND IDENTIFIED SUITABLE LANDING SITE. PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING 3 BARBED WIRE FENCES, A STEEL FENCE, AND A ROW OF STEEL FEEDING TROUGHS. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGERS.

COMPLIANCE ACTION TAKEN ON SAS ACTIVITY NUMBER SW15202201616.

## 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 CEN22LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA140), Mar 12, 2022: Beech A36 (N9410Q), Heavner, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil exhaustion which resulted from improper engine maintenance.

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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