Beech B36TC accident near Yellow Pine, ID

On December 1, 2013, a Beech B36TC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yellow Pine, ID. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

December 1, 2013

Place

Yellow Pine, ID

Aircraft

Beech B36TC · Airplane

Injuries

5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

44.913°N, 115.485°W

NTSB ID

20131216X13812

Official records · WPR14FA094

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• NTSB ATC Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• FAA Air Traffic Control Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 1, 2013, about 1303 mountain standard time, a Beech B36TC, N36ML, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Yellow Pine, Idaho. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The instrument rated private pilot and his four passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The 234 nautical mile cross-country flight originated from Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) Baker City, Oregon, about 1222 with an intended destination of Butte, Montana. Information provided from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the flight departed from BKE under visual flight rules. At 1226, when the aircraft was about 10 miles south of BKE at an altitude of about 6,200 feet, the pilot contacted the FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) requesting to activate an IFR flight plan to Butte, Montana. At 1230, the controller issued the accident airplane the BKE altimeter and identified the airplane was located about 13 miles south of the BKE VOR. The controller then cleared the flight to Butte as filed and directed the pilot to climb and maintain 13,000 feet. The pilot acknowledged the clearance and altitude. The controller followed with a clearance for the flight to proceed direct to the Donnelly VOR. At 1240, the controller advised the pilot that the McCall Municipal Airport (MYL), McCall, Idaho, altimeter setting was 30.04. The pilot ac

Probable cause

The pilot’s continued flight into known light-to-moderate icing conditions over mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power due to induction 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.