Beech A36 accident near Hooksett, NH
On October 25, 2012, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hooksett, NH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 25, 2012
- Place
- Hooksett, NH
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.041°N, 71.469°W
- NTSB ID
- 20121025X41040
Official records · ERA13FA039
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Audio recording (shelf item): Document (DOCX), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 25, 2012, at approximately 1306 eastern daylight time, a Beechcraft A36, N4325W, was substantially damaged during impact with a light stanchion and terrain near Hooksett, New Hampshire. The private pilot/owner and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed Boire Field (ASH), Nashua, New Hampshire, with a planned destination of Laconia Municipal Airport (LCI), Laconia, New Hampshire. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to line workers at ASH, the pilot and his wife departed the airplane's base at Block Island State Airport (BID), Block Island, Rhode Island, the morning of the accident, and landed at ASH to clean the airplane's windscreen before departing for LCI. They stated that the airplane did not take on fuel at ASH, and that the pilot appeared to be in good spirits. A fixed-base operator at LCI reported that the pilot had reserved a rental car, and was scheduled to arrive at 1330. The pilot contacted the FAA Boston terminal radar approach control facility at 1239, shortly after takeoff from ASH, and requested visual flight rules (VFR) flight following services. The airplane was issued a discrete transponder code and continued direct to LCI at a cruise altitude of 5,500 feet. At 1247, the airplane's transponder code was lost. Air traffic control attempted to contact the pilot several times to verify the airplane's altitude, but after no response was received, flig
Probable cause
The pilot's total incapacitation in flight due to an acute heart attack.
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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.
