# Accident 19901025047089A: Beech A36, Georgetown, SC, October 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Georgetown, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3601° N, 79.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3601&lon=-79.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97PA-1992-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 11,650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901025047089A

## Narrative

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

LOST RADIO CONTACT ON DESCENT. VOICE HEARD TO SAY CAN ANYBODY HELP ME HE WENT TO SLEEP. LANDING GEAR AND SEAT FOUND

## 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 ATL91FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA008), Oct 25, 1990: Beech A36 (N97PA), Georgetown, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS DURING FLIGHT. THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

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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