Beech A36TC accident near Franklinton, LA
On September 19, 1999, a Beech A36TC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Franklinton, LA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 19, 1999
- Place
- Franklinton, LA
- Aircraft
- Beech A36TC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.840°N, 90.140°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19755
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 19, 1999, at 1258 central daylight time, a Beech A36TC single-engine airplane, N206WJ, collided with trees and terrain following a loss of control while attempting a go-around at the Franklinton Airport, near Franklinton, Louisiana. Impact forces and fire destroyed the airplane. The instrument rated private pilot and his 3 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight for which a weather briefing was received and an IFR flight plan was filed. The intended 263-nautical mile flight originated from the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) at approximately 1234, with the Dannelly Field Airport (MGM), near Montgomery, Alabama, as the intended destination. According to information provided by Air Traffic Control (ATC), the airplane was in cruise flight, at an assigned altitude of 11,000 feet msl, on transponder code 2743, cleared on a direct flight to the Dannelly Field Airport, near Montgomery, Alabama, when the pilot reported to Houston Center that "he wanted to come down to the nearest airport due to a cylinder overheating problem." The controller provided radar vectors to navigate to the Franklinton Airport (2R7), located 56 nautical miles east of BTR, which was the nearest available airport at the time the pilot made the request. The pilot was initially cleared to descent to 4,000 feet, and was later cleared down to 3,000 feet. At the time the pilot acknowledged the descent to 3,000 feet, he ad
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent stall while attempting to clear trees during a go-around. Factors were the pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's distance and speed during the precautionary landing and the partial loss of engine power due to a perforated piston.
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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.
