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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Harlan, KY · October 10, 1981

Date
October 10, 1981 · 11:05 local
Place
Harlan, KY
Airport
Tucker-Guthrie
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1936S
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FA005
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,552 total526 in this make and model137 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Descended in IMC into trees on a mountain. Went below minimum altitude on cruise clearance. No air taxi certificate

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED IN IMC INTO TREES ON A MOUNTAIN. WENT BELOW MINIMUM ALTITUDE ON CRUISE CLEARANCE. NO AIR TAXI CERTIFICATE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.