Beech A36 accident near Rogers, MN
On February 22, 2020, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rogers, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 22, 2020
- Place
- Rogers, MN
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.198°N, 93.653°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200222X62353
Official records · CEN20FA096
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control - Flight Path Information: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control - Adsb Data: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Report - Excerpt: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 22, 2020, about 1111 central standard time, a Beech A36 airplane, N3266Q, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Rogers, Minnesota. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to air traffic control (ATC) data, the flight departed at 1100 from Flying Cloud Airport (FCM), Eden Prairie, Minnesota and was destined for Breezy Point Airport (8MN3), Breezy Point, Minnesota. After takeoff from FCM, the airplane turned northwest and climbed to 2,000 ft mean sea level (msl). No radio communications occurred after the airplane exited FCM airspace. While in cruise flight, the airplane climbed from 2,000 to 2,300 ft msl and decelerated from about 170 to 110 knots groundspeed. The airplane subsequently turned left away from populated areas and descended with a steady vertical speed at 70 to 75 knots groundspeed. At 1,100 ft msl (200 ft agl), the airplane turned right and the last ATC data recorded was 1,000 ft msl (100 ft agl), 72 knots groundspeed, and 243°. Figure 1 – Flight Path of Accident Airplane A witness observed the airplane flying at low altitude toward the southwest and subsequently noted that the airplane’s bank angle increased, followed by a rapid descent. The airplane impacted forested terrain and a post-crash fire occurred. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONAccording to maintenance records, the originally installed IO-550-B engine was removed and a model IO-550-R engine was installed on October 17, 2019, in accordance with supplemental type certificate
Probable cause
Inadequate maintenance that resulted in improper torque to the engine-driven fuel pump inlet fitting, which led to a loss of engine power and forced landing into unsuitable terrain.
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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.
