Beech 36 accident near Fredericksburg, TX
On January 17, 2019, a Beech 36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fredericksburg, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 17, 2019
- Place
- Fredericksburg, TX
- Aircraft
- Beech 36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.261°N, 98.907°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190118X92207
Official records · CEN19LA055
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On January 17, 2019, about 1650 central standard time, a Beech A-36 airplane, N2021T, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in Fredericksburg, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was flying from Bulverde Airpark, San Antonio, Texas, to Gillespie County Airport (T82), Fredericksburg, Texas, when another pilot reportedly heard a Bonanza (Beech A-36) pilot announce a "mayday" call on the common traffic advisory frequency, indicating the airplane's engine was on fire. A review of aircraft records revealed the pilot had purchased the airplane in October 2018 and had flown the airplane on two flight that month for a flight time of 5.0 hours. The records noted that the engine was last overhauled on December 9, 2010, at a tachometer time of 1,585.1 hours and had accumulated 412.2 hours at the time of the October 2018 annual inspection. The airplane was equipped with a Lycoming TIO-540 reciprocating engine and a Hartzell propeller under Supplemental Type Certificate SA762NW, Machen Inc. engine and propeller conversion. The airplane's initial impact point was the edge of a field about 1 mile north of T82; the airplane then impacted a slightly elevated country road and came to rest upright. A post-crash fire consumed a majority of the airframe. The airplane was initially recovered to an impound yard. After the government shutdown, the wreckage was then moved to aircraft salvage facility near Lancaster, Texas, where an examination was conducted by the National Transportation Saf
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fatigue failure of the crankshaft.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
