Beechcraft G36 N936EW
27 November 2008 · Porterville, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 November 2008 at about 17:25 local time, a Beechcraft G36 registered N936EW, operated by John Thomas Werle, was involved in an accident near Porterville, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Porterville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Porterville Municipal Airport (PTV)
- Coordinates
- 36.0294, -119.0625
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft G36
- Registration
- N936EW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Thomas Werle
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Redlands → Porterville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09LA049
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, the flight entered the ground fog layer at 1,300 feet mean sea level (msl) and continued descending to the minimum descent altitude of 980 feet msl. Upon reaching the minimum descent altitude, the pilot asked his passengers if "they saw anything." The pilot stated that he "saw a few breaks." As the airplane neared the missed approach point, the pilot further reported that he declared a missed approach and applied full power. He stated that the engine did not respond and made an unusual sound "like a car would make if its automatic transmission would not grab." The pilot added that he was not getting power and briefed his passengers to brace themselves. Shortly thereafter, the airplane struck trees and the ground within an orange orchard. Both wings and the fuselage were substantially damaged. Examination of the airframe, engine, and propeller assemblies revealed no related preimpact mechanical anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft G36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2008 | Beechcraft G36 | El Dorado, Kansas, United States | Hawker Beechcraft Corp | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2009 | Beechcraft G36 | Hawthorne, California, United States | Carpet Pros, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Jul 2006 | Beechcraft G36 | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Beechcraft G36 | Hailey, Idaho, United States | Alan E. Kinsel | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2011 | Beechcraft G36 | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | Oklahoma Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2012 | Beechcraft G36 | Decatur, Texas, United States | N563AP LLC | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 2008 | Cessna 172S | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Pacific Aerocademy | No injuries | - |
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| 6 May 2008 | Cessna 152 | Redding, California, United States | Kenneth A Tyler | No injuries | - |
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| 26 Jul 2008 | Ercoupe 415-C | Corona, California, United States | Herbert Guiness | No injuries | - |