Beech BE-19A accident near Gunthertown, AL
On October 9, 2006, a Beech BE-19A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gunthertown, AL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 9, 2006
- Place
- Gunthertown, AL
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-19A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.382°N, 85.907°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061017X01525
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 9, 2006, about 0735 central daylight time, a Beech BE-19A, N6974Q, registered to SID Hall Enterprises Inc., and operated by a private pilot, collided with rising mountainous terrain during cruise flight in the Talladega National Forest in Gunthertown, Alabama. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at altitude. The private pilot received fatal injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged by impact and postcrash fire. The flight departed from Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport (AUO) in Auburn, Alabama, en route to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on October 9, 2006, about 0700. Before departure, the pilot received a weather briefing from the Nashville Flight Service Station, in Nashville, Tennessee, at 0636. In the briefing, the weather briefer informed the pilot that overcast conditions at 1200 feet could be expected from Auburn, to north of Anniston, Alabama, along his route of flight. Additionally, the briefer informed the pilot that visual flight rules flight was not recommended. According to witnesses at AUO when the pilot failed to arrive at his destination, concerned family members started calling the airport and notified the FAA of the overdue airplane about 1400. The FAA notified the search and rescue personnel and a search was initiated. The airplane and pilot were located on October 11, 2006, at 1340, on Burgess Peak, at an elevation of 1,787 feet mean sea level (msl). The airplane had impacted several tree
Probable cause
The pilot's continued flight from VMC into IMC conditions which resulted in an in-flight collision with rising 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.
