Beech A36 accident near Hinesville, GA
On February 9, 2007, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hinesville, GA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 9, 2007
- Place
- Hinesville, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.887°N, 81.557°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070215X00194
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 09, 2007, at 1815 eastern standard time, a Beech A36, N506BC, registered to and operated by Blue Heron Aviation Sales LLC, was destroyed when it went out of control and broke up in-flight over Fort Stewart, Georgia. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The private pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Space Coast Regional Airport, Titusville, Florida, on February 09, at 1644, and was en route to Anderson Regional Airport, Anderson, South Carolina. According to the personnel from the FAA Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), the pilot contacted controllers at 1741, and reported he was operating under visual flight rules at 9,500 feet. The pilot then advised the controller that he had an IFR flight plan on file which was to be opened over the Malcolm McKinnon Airport, Brunswick, Georgia. At 1748, the controller contacted the pilot and activated his IFR flight plan. The controller cleared the pilot "direct to the Anderson Regional Airport and advised him to descend and maintain 9,000 feet." At 1753, the pilot requested to climb to 11,000 feet. The controller acknowledged and advised the pilot that there were reports of icing between 12,000 and 16,000 feet, and if "it began to affect him, [to] let [him] know." The pilot acknowledged the weather advisory and reported that he woul
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in the in-flight breakup of the airplane due to aerodynamic overload. Contributing to the accident were airframe icing and the pilot's impairment by illegal drugs.
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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.
