Beechcraft B36TC accident near Amarillo, TX
On November 11, 2013, a Beechcraft B36TC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Amarillo, TX. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 11, 2013
- Place
- Amarillo, TX
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B36TC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.251°N, 101.676°W
- NTSB ID
- 20131111X10005
Official records · CEN14FA047
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 11, 2013, about 0056 central standard time (cst), a Beechcraft B36TC, N4245D, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain about 2 nautical miles northeast of the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), Amarillo, Texas, during a missed approach. The private pilot and two passengers received fatal injuries. The airplane was registered and operated by the pilot under the provisions of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations as a Part 91 personal flight. Night instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The airplane departed from the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) about 2347 on November 10, 2013. Air traffic control radar and communications data indicated that the pilot flew three previous flights on Sunday, November 10, 2013, before the accident flight. The first flight departed Tradewind Airport (TDW), Amarillo, Texas, about 1424 and landed at LBB about 1502. The second flight departed LBB about 1536 and landed at the Collin County Regional Airport (TKI), Dallas, Texas, about 1716. The third flight departed TKI about 2123 and landed at LBB about 2317. The accident flight departed LBB about 2347 with TDW as the intended destination. IFR flight plans were filed for all four flights. Radar track data indicated that during the flight to TDW, the airplane entered a north/south holding pattern and flew two turns in holding as published at the ZERAR waypoint. About 0032, the Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) cleared
Probable cause
The noninstrument-rated pilot’s improper decision to fly a night instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control of the airplane during an attempted missed approach.
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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.
