Beech A36 accident near Grand Canyon, AZ
On September 8, 2002, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Grand Canyon, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 8, 2002
- Place
- Grand Canyon, AZ
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.001°N, 112.550°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020913X01598
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 8, 2002, about 1135 mountain standard time, a Beech A36, N8261J, descended from cruise altitude and collided with terrain about 20 miles west of Grand Canyon, Arizona. The private pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The personal flight originated at Bullhead City, Arizona, at 1047, and was destined for Liberal, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the departure point, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The pilot contacted the Prescott Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) between 0941 and 1008 on September 8, 2002, to file an IFR flight plan and to obtain a standard weather briefing. The briefer provided a synopsis of current conditions, a description of the weather radar, the in-flight advisory for icing conditions, the route forecast, and winds aloft data. The transcript of that briefing is included in the docket for this accident. The AFSS briefer advised the pilot that "the worst of your flight, as far as the weather is going to be right through Arizona and the western section of New Mexico." Regarding the current radar image the briefer advised the pilot that "north of Kingman and north of Winslow, right now there is a fairly sizable echo return of precip17 its been a kind of broken band of precipitation all day long, like I say extending from the southwest to the northeast section of the state." The pilot acknowledged that and the briefer advised, "..you'll probably have to go t
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an encounter with adverse weather conditions and the loss of control due to a stall. Contributing factors were thunderstorm related turbulence, icing conditions, the pilot's disregard of the weather forecast.
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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.
