Beechcraft A36 N4603A

Summary

On 3 October 1982 at about 21:30 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N4603A, operated by Eagle Aviation, was involved in an accident near Rialto, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 October 1982 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rialto, California, United States

Nearest airport

Rialto Municipal (L67)

Coordinates

34.1002, -117.3803

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N4603A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Eagle Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Long Beach → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA005

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE CRUISING AT 9500 FT MSL, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO RIALTO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WHILE ON BASE LEG, THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. FROM THAT POSITION, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/4 MILE SHORT, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, IT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE. PREVIOUSLY, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A GEAR-UP LANDING. NO RECORD WAS FOUND TO VERIFY AN INSPECTION OF THE CRANKSHAFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCEPTED PRACTICES FOLLOWING A PROPELLER STRIKE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.