# NTSB investigations: Beech B36TC, CA NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB WPR22LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA005.md): Beech B36TC · Los Banos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 9, 2021 · N7220B · Substantial damage > The total loss of engine power due to the improper installation of the No. 4 connecting rod bolt nut during a recent overhaul. - [NTSB WPR20FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA072.md): Beech B36TC · Corona, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 22, 2020 · N36TT · Destroyed > The pilots’ failure to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a fence at the end of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the airplane being at or over the maximum gross takeoff weight and the inappropriate elevator trim tab setting. - [NTSB WPR16LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA066.md): Beech B36TC · Santa Barbara, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2016 · N113TM · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power during initial climbout for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and testing of the engine did not reveal any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. - [NTSB WPR12LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA246.md): Beech B36TC · Santa Ynez, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2012 · N8234M · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, his failure to properly diagnose the loss of engine power, and his failure to follow the appropriate emergency… - [NTSB WPR12FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA139.md): Beech B36 · Panoche, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 2012 · N364AB · Substantial damage > The pilot’s lack of situational awareness regarding the surrounding terrain while descending during dark night conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. - [NTSB WPR11LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA380.md): Beech B36TC · Lemoore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2011 · N6465X · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to maintenance personnel's failure to adequately torque the number 4 cylinder retaining nuts, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the cylinder. - [NTSB LAX07LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA143.md): Beech B36TC · West Athens, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 2007 · N3172L · Substantial damage > the pilot's descent below the published minimum descent altitude for the instrument approach procedure, which resulted in a collision with wires and terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of recent experience in the accident airplane and… - [NTSB LAX07FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA049.md): Beech B36TC · Buena Park, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 2006 · N3144D · Substantial damage > a fuel starvation induced loss of engine power due to pilot's inadequate fuel system management. - [NTSB LAX03FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA037.md): Beech B36TC · Union City, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 2002 · N3242Q · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude, which resulted in controlled flight into rising mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's loss of situational awareness to his terrain proximity, the dark night, and the… - [NTSB LAX00FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA151.md): Beech B36TC · Fullerton, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 2000 · N6791P · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention with the loss of engine power from his inadvertent activation of the auxiliary… - [NTSB LAX90FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA260.md): Beech B36TC · Santee, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1990 · N72035 · Destroyed > The pilot's decision to attempt VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Factors contributing to the accident were: the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing, the existing weather… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151609')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1151609&state=CA --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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