# Accident 20230923016089A: Beech A36, El Dorado, AR, September 23, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2023, 15:25 local time
- Place: El Dorado, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1662° N, 92.6060° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1662&lon=-92.6060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA419) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230923016089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM GULF SHORES, AL (KJKA) AIRPORT, ENROUTE TO SUNDANCE AIRPORT, OK (KHSD). WHILE ENROUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000FT AND 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELDORADO ARKANSAS, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION. THE PILOT USED THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO MINIMIZE THE VIBRATION AND LOCATE A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. THE MANIPULATION OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL BY THE PILOT COULD NO LONGER KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING IN A CLEARING OF A HEAVILY WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELDORADO ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE 2 OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR 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 CEN23LA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA419), Sep 23, 2023: Beech A36 (N67CD), El Dorado, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N67CD (3)

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

- [Incident 20200803012639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200803012639I), Aug 3, 2020: Beech A36 (N67CD), Sioux City, IA, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he had made a flight from spencer, Iowa (spw) to Sioux City, Iowa (sux) he mentally went through his pre landing checklist and thought that…
- [Accident 20180629008909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180629008909A), Jun 29, 2018: Beech A36 (N67CD), Spencer, IA, Substantial damage. Landing approach to runway 18 in strong and gusting winds from 180. Communicating with departing and arriving traffic for same runway. Focusing on aircraft…
- [Incident 20110529009299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110529009299I), May 29, 2011: Beech A36 (N67CD), Columbus, IN, No damage. The owner/pilot stated that on this flight from kind to klex, while climbing through 3500 feet to 5000 feet, the bus voltage annunciator illuminated,…

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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