# Accident 19850927053589A: Beech A36, Lafayette, GA, September 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1985, 13:05 local time
- Place: Lafayette, GA
- Airport: Barwick
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6991° N, 85.2806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6991&lon=-85.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N136BS-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 14 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850927053589A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND, NOSE AND WING FIRST. AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN IN NOSE HIGH TURN BEFORE CRASH AND RESULTING FIRE.

## 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 ATL85FA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA285), Sep 27, 1985: Beech A36 (N136BS), Lafayette, 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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