# Accident 19920812031119A: Beech A36TC, Guntersville, AL, August 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Guntersville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3495° N, 86.2696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3495&lon=-86.2696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416HC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250B17
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 102 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812031119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL92LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA159), Aug 12, 1992: Beech A36 (N416HC), Guntersville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE 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…

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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