# Accident 19910312005269A: Beech A36, Ogallala, NE, March 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1991, 07:49 local time
- Place: Ogallala, NE
- Airport: Searle Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1291° N, 101.7202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1291&lon=-101.7202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6687U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6687U-1991-07-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,010 total, 700 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910312005269A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO LAND IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SEVERE TURBULENCE AND ICING. ELECTED TO LAND DUE AIRFRAME ICING

## 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 CHI91LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA106), Mar 12, 1991: Beech A36 (N6687U), Ogallala, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO MANEUVER (CIRCLE TO LAND) IN UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WITH STRUCTURAL ICE ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE ADVERSE WEATHER…

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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