# NTSB LAX81IA011: Beech A36, N6088S, Oroville, CA, November 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1980
- Place: Oroville, CA · OROVILLE, CA
- Location: 39.4952° N, 121.5599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oroville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4952&lon=-121.5599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81IA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81IA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0037   80/11/3   OROVILLE,CA         BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1200
        TIME - 1000                    N6088S              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 232 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,CA                  ALBURN,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NO 2 CYL BASE STUDS & THRU BOLTS FAILED.EVIDENCE OF FRETTING ON CYL BASE,FATIGUE OF LWR THRU BOLTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6088S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6088S-2013-04-25), registration cancelled 2013-04-25, S/N E-785, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Oroville Muni

## Other investigations on N6088S (2)

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 FTW93LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA097), Mar 7, 1993: Beech A36 (N6088S), Plano, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION INDUCED POWER LOSS RESULTANT FROM FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE PROPER FUEL TANK. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AND LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A…
- [NTSB ATL85LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA093), Feb 10, 1985: Beech A36 (N6088S), New Albany, MS, substantial damage

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.

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