19840814040389A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Banner Elk, NC · August 14, 1984

Date
August 14, 1984 · 08:00 local
Place
Banner Elk, NC
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2864W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84FMG05
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,990 total1,990 in this make and model28 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.

Encountered clouds in mountainous terrain. Tried to climb through clouds and struck trees on a mountain side.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED CLOUDS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. TRIED TO CLIMB THROUGH CLOUDS AND STRUCK TREES ON A MOUNTAIN SIDE.

NTSB investigation

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