Beech A36 accident near Harlan, KY

On November 3, 2022, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Harlan, KY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

November 3, 2022

Place

Harlan, KY

Aircraft

Beech A36 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

36.858°N, 83.365°W

NTSB ID

20221103106244

Official records · ERA23FA048

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

Air traffic control records

• I35 Audio - 0930l: Audio recording (MP3), on ntsb.gov
• I35 Audio 1000l: Audio recording (MP3), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 3, 2022, about 1009 eastern daylight time, a Beech A36 airplane, N84R, was destroyed when it impacted terrain at the Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport (I35) Harlan, Kentucky. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated by the pilot as a personal flight conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to the pilot’s family and I35 airport personnel, the pilot frequently flew into the accident airport for work. The pilot was a physician, and he was scheduled to see patients in Harlan, Kentucky on the day of the accident. According to automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B) data, the airplane departed from Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (DKX), Knoxville, Tennessee, at 0932. There was no record of a flight plan or weather briefing for the flight, nor was there any communication with air traffic control. The flight track was consistent with a route of flight the pilot had entered into the flight planning application Foreflight about 0929. The route contained multiple user defined waypoints towards the I35 airport. The reported ADS-B altitude data for the entirety of the flight was in error and did not correspond to a reliable value. Review of archived audio recordings of the I35 common traffic advisory frequency found that as the pilot entered the traffic pattern area he stated, “Harlan Tucker Guthrie bonanza 84 romeo is two and a half to the west will circle for landing Harlan Tucker Guthrie.” There were no further radio communications recorded. The flight track data reveale

Probable cause

The pilot’s visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions during an approach to land at an airport in mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s hazardous anti-authority attitude.

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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.