Beech 36 accident near Talkeetna, AK
On June 26, 2004, a Beech 36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 26, 2004
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK
- Aircraft
- Beech 36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 62.987°N, 149.892°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040701X00893
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 25, 2004, about 1600 Alaska daylight time, a Beech 36 airplane, N7673N, was destroyed by impact with terrain and a postcrash fire, about 45 miles north of Talkeetna, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The solo private pilot received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on June 27, the co-owner of the airplane said the pilot of the accident airplane departed San Diego, California, for Alaska on June 17. He said the pilot was on vacation, and had no planned itinerary. He related the pilot had made annual trips to Alaska for many years, and was very familiar with Alaska. He said the pilot planned to leave the airplane in Alaska, return home, and then return to Alaska later in the summer and continue the vacation. He said the airplane was equipped for instrument flight, and both he and the accident pilot often flew with the autopilot engaged using the heading bug to make course changes. According to the co-owner, an annual inspection was completed the first week in June, and there were no known mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The pilot's flight itinerary is unknown, but the airplane departed Kenai Airport, Kenai, Alaska, about 1300. According to line personnel at the Kenai Airport, Kenai, Alaska, the accident airplane was fueled at Kenai on June 25, the day of
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during cruise flight, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.
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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.
