Aviation accident WPR18LA156

Name: aviation accident: BEECH A36 near Tonopah (2018-05-30)
Start: 2018-05-30
Location: Tonopah, NV, USA

MINR · BEECH A36 · 2018-05-30 · Tonopah, NV, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR18LA156
Event ID: 20180530X44625
Type: Accident
Date: 2018-05-30
Location: Tonopah, NV, USA
Coordinates: 38.077499, -117.042221

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 2
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: BEECH
Model: A36
Registration: N191HL
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly lean the fuel/air mixture and to monitor critical engine parameters during the en route climb to cruise level, which resulted in excessive engine heat and oil starvation and the subsequent catastrophic engine failure.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown