Beech A36 accident near Rayville, LA
On July 7, 2023, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rayville, LA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 7, 2023
- Place
- Rayville, LA
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.465°N, 91.788°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230707192556
Official records · CEN23FA283
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 7, 2023, about 0023 central daylight time, a Beech A36, N15RP, was involved in an accident near Rayville, Louisiana. The airplane was destroyed. The pilot and a passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Radar data showed that about 2210, the airplane departed from Addison Airport (ADS), Dallas, Texas, on a visual flight rules flight and without air traffic control services to John H Hooks Jr Memorial Airport (M79), Rayville, Louisiana. The airplane flew past and to the southeast of M79, where it made a right turn toward M79. It then made a left turn and flew to the southwest, and then turned left and flew to the east/southeast. When the airplane was approximately south of M79 it turned north towards M79. The airplane wreckage was located about 1 mile south of M79 and was destroyed by impact forces. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATIONThe accident site was located south and on the warmer side of a cold front with low- and mid-level ridge pressure centered over the Gulf of America. Light and variable surface winds affected the region, where it had rained earlier in the evening. The High-Resolution Rapid Refresh model sounding for the approximate accident site location, at 0000, indicated a conditionally unstable environment from the surface through 200 ft agl then a stable environment from 200 ft agl through 4,000 ft. The top of a subsidence inversion was approximately 1,600 ft. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite imagery indicated the cloud cover above the acci
Probable cause
The pilot’s visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control during the approach to the destination airport and subsequent impact with terrain.
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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.
