Beech A36 accident near Winslow, AR
On February 6, 2010, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Winslow, AR. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 6, 2010
- Place
- Winslow, AR
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.835°N, 94.148°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100206X64603
Official records · CEN10FA114
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Radar Data: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 6, 2010, at 1143 central standard time, a Beech Aircraft Corporation A-36 airplane, N1085D, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain near Winslow, Arkansas, while on an instrument flight rules (IFR) approach to Drake Field Airport (FYV), Fayetteville, Arkansas. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 with an IFR flight plan. The instrument-rated private pilot, a pilot-rated passenger, and two other passengers were fatally injured. The cross-country flight originated from Memorial Field Airport (HOT), Hot Springs, Arkansas, with a planned arrival at FYV. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site at the time of the accident. According to transcripts of radio communications between the pilot and Razorback Approach Control (RAC), the pilot contacted RAC at 1128:01 and was told to proceed direct to GERTE, the initial approach fix for the localizer-type directional aid/distance measuring equipment (LDA/DME) runway 34 instrument approach procedure. GERTE is located 5.1 miles outside (south of) the final approach fix (AWEMO) and on the localizer course for the LDA/DME runway 34 instrument approach procedure. Radar data indicated that, about the time the pilot contacted RAC, the airplane was flying on an approximate heading of 310 toward GERTE at 6,000 feet mean sea level (msl). At 1128:28, RAC east radar controller (ER) 1 provided a changeover briefing to RAC ER2. During the briefing, ER1 stated the cloud tops were at 5,000 feet and "everybody's gettin
Probable cause
The instrument-rated pilot's spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control during flight in instrument meteorological and conditions favorable for structural icing.
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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.
