# NTSB Accident CEN10FA180
> **BEECH B36TC** · 2010-04-01 · Dayton, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10FA180
- **Event ID:** 20100402X15542
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-04-01
- **Location:** Dayton, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.580833, -84.229164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** B36TC
- **Registration:** N4BA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The complete loss of engine power due to failure of the No. 1 main bearing, and the secondary failure of a crankcase through-bolt and the fuel pump drive coupling. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt a return to the airport for a downwind forced landing, despite having an interstate highway and an open grass area short of the runway as available emergency landing sites.

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