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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36TC · Guntersville, AL · August 12, 1992

Date: August 12, 1992 · 18:30 local
Place: Guntersville, AL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N416HC
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL92LA159
Reported as: Beech A36TC
Reported engine: Allison 250B17
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total102 in this make and model205 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 severe turbulence,heavy rain and hail. Lost control. Exceeded vne. Recovered. Landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE,HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL. LOST CONTROL. EXCEEDED VNE. RECOVERED. LANDED SAFELY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL92LA159Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGuntersville, ALThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of the in flight weather conditions, and his subsequent loss of aircraft control, which resulted in the design stress limits of the aircraft being exceeded. Factors were clouds, the associated turbulence, and the hail in the…Aug 12, 1992 · Substantial damage