# Accident 19921020042749A: Beech A36, Middlebourne, WV, October 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1992, 14:40 local time
- Place: Middlebourne, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4906° N, 80.8998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4906&lon=-80.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1582L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1582L-1993-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921020042749A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED HEAVY ICING IFR EN ROUTE. LIFT WAS QUICKLY LOST. FELL INTO TREES. PILOT ADVISED OF ICING.NO DEICE ITEMS

## 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 NYC93FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA028), Oct 20, 1992: Beech A36 (N1582L), Middlebourne, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO INTENTIONALLY FLY INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO TREES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICING…

## Other reports on N1582L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19911211060219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911211060219I), Dec 11, 1991: Beech A36 (N1582L), Manchester, NH. Engine lost power. Pilot declared emergency. Vectored to airport. Landed safely. Found NR1 cylinder head cracked.

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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