Beech A36 accident near New Vienna, IA
On March 28, 2003, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Vienna, IA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 28, 2003
- Place
- New Vienna, IA
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.591°N, 91.109°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030404X00441
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 28, 2003, about 1549 central standard time, a Beech A36, N1636W, operated by Morris Hancock Flying Club as a rental airplane, was destroyed following an uncontrolled descent into terrain about two miles west of New Vienna, Iowa. Marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The Title 14 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 91 business flight was operating on an instrument flight rules flight (IFR) plan. The commercial pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed from Aurora Municipal Airport, Aurora, Illinois, en route to Morris Municipal Airport (3CK), Morris, Minnesota, at 1439. A private pilot, who had known the accident pilot through the Morris Hancock Flying Club, stated that the accident pilot was to fly the passengers on a business trip. According to the private pilot, the accident pilot said that he would charge for the day, plus an hourly rate for the airplane, which the private pilot knew was the rental rate for the accident airplane at the flying club. When the pilot was told about the flight and that one of the passengers wanted to be able to get home in good time Friday afternoon, the pilot mentioned something to the effect that there were some fronts moving through that might affect the route of flight and that he 'didn't want to fly in any ice.' The pilot had some students scheduled for lessons on the day of the accident and thought those could be changed. The president of the Morris Hancock Flying Club provided the investigator-in-charge with a copy of the sign up calendar f
Probable cause
The improper planning/decision by the pilot to fly into forecast icing conditions with an airplane not equipped with a certified deice system. The continued flight in known icing conditions and the flight to an alternate destination not performed by the pilot were additional causes. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of qualification as an air carrier.
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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.
