# Accident 19831228064309A: Beech 36BEECH, St Catherines, GA, December 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1983, 11:41 local time
- Place: St Catherines, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7993° N, 81.4207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7993&lon=-81.4207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4829M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4829M-1989-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,875 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831228064309A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO AREA OF A THUNDERSTORM AND DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA078), Dec 28, 1983: Beech BE-36 (N4829M), St. Catherines, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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