Beech BE-36 accident near Brownwood, TX
On January 22, 2005, a Beech BE-36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brownwood, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 22, 2005
- Place
- Brownwood, TX
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.778°N, 98.958°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050216X00200
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 22, 2005, approximately 0649 central standard time, a Beech BE-36 single-engine airplane, N1750A, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed after impact with electrical wires, trees, and the ground while on a night visual approach to runway 35 at the Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD), near Brownwood, Texas. The instrument-rated private pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated at 0600 from the Dallas Executive Airport (RBD), near Dallas, Texas, with BWD as its intended destination. According to recorded information obtained from air traffic control (ATC) facilities, the airplane departed from Dallas at 0600. All communications between ATC and the pilot were normal, and after an uneventful en route flight from Dallas, the pilot was cleared for a visual approach to runway 35 at 0642. In an interview with the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC), a witness, who was located 2.82 miles south of the accident site, and standing outside in his driveway at 0645 in the morning, stated that it was dark, the wind was calm, and the sky was clear. He observed the airplane flying overhead at "high speed," at an altitude of about 500 feet above the ground (agl), heading north. He further reported that the airplane's navigational lights were illuminated, and the engine sounded "normal" and "loud." Residents, who were in their homes near
Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain proper altitude and clearance while on final approach to land. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic area, the dark night light conditions, the non-availability of a visual approach glide slope light system, and spatial disorientation.
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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.
