19831224075159A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Montoursville, PA · December 24, 1983

Date
December 24, 1983 · 21:53 local
Place
Montoursville, PA
Airport
Williamsport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N66846
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84FA059
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total100 in this make and model0 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.

Cabin door opened on climbout. Circled to land. Developed high sink rate on final. Struck trees crashed and burned.

As the FAA filed it

CABIN DOOR OPENED ON CLIMBOUT. CIRCLED TO LAND. DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. STRUCK TREES CRASHED AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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