19871025060739A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Mitchell, SD · October 25, 1987

Date
October 25, 1987 · 19:27 local
Place
Mitchell, SD
Airport
Mitchell Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1257E
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88FA016
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
642 total40 in this make and model16 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.

Hit ground while executing a turn for final approach to airport. Indicates pilot neglected to check altitude.

As the FAA filed it

HIT GROUND WHILE EXECUTING A TURN FOR FINAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT. INDICATES PILOT NEGLECTED TO CHECK ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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