Beech A36 accident near Downing, MO
On October 30, 2004, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Downing, MO. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 30, 2004
- Place
- Downing, MO
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.384°N, 92.371°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041103X01745
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 29, 2004, about 2040 central daylight time, a Beech A36, N55448, piloted by an instrument rated private pilot, was in cruise flight, encountered an area of weather, and was lost on radar. The airplane was destroyed on impact with terrain and post impact fire near Downing, Missouri. The personal flight was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed from the Bob Wiley Field Airport, near Winner, South Dakota, about 1800 and was destined for the Anderson Municipal Airport-Darlington Field, near Anderson, Indiana. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records showed that the pilot established radio communications with the air traffic controller on duty at an Air Route Traffic Control Center's radar position about 2027. The controller gave the pilot the position's current altimeter setting. The air traffic controller observed the flight enter an area of weather. At about 2036, an air traffic controller advised the pilot that radar contact was lost. The pilot did not respond. No further radio communications were established with the flight. A witness, who was a commercial pilot, stated, "Aircraft spun out of clouds, began recovery, hit the ground, [and] burst of flame immediately." Another witness stated: We just got out to unload the truck when a plane went directly over our heads[.] It just sounded like it was going down[.] You could see the red [and] whi
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaing airplane control during cruise flight. Factors present were night and thunderstorm conditions.
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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.
