Beech A36 accident near North Castle, NY
On January 19, 2023, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near North Castle, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 19, 2023
- Place
- North Castle, NY
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.082°N, 73.728°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230120106608
Official records · ERA23FA113
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Federal Aviation Administration Chronological Summary Of Flight Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- NTSB Prepared Partial Transcription Of Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 19, 2023, about 1729 EST, a Beech A36, N19MT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near North Castle, New York. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14?Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to ADS-B and air traffic control audio information, the flight departed from runway 4L at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York, New York, at 1658, and continued on a north-northeast heading. After takeoff, data from the on-board Graphic Engine Monitor (GEM) indicated the cylinder head temperature (CHT) value for the No. 4 cylinder was generally higher than the values for the other cylinders but all were well within normal limits until 1659:23. At that time, when the flight was about 1 nautical mile north-northeast from the departure end of the runway, the No. 4 CHT value was indicating 463° F, which was above the maximum red line value of 460°F. The CHT values for the No. 4 cylinder continued increasing, reaching a maximum of 711°F at 1700:39 and then falling below the CHT values for the remaining cylinders, which were normal. The flight continued as instructed by air traffic control with normal communications until 1710:15, at which time the pilot advised the controller he was “…doing my best here…” in response to the controller’s instruction to maintain best rate of climb to 8,000 ft. Normal communications continued again until 1715:54, when the airplane was at 5,100 ft barometric altitude climbing to the assigned altitude of 8,000 ft a
Probable cause
The pre-ignition/detonation damage to the No. 4 piston for reasons that could not be determined, which allowed the crankcase to become pressurized and resulted in oil exhaustion and subsequent catastrophic internal engine failure.
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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.
