# Accident 19921213049819A: Beech A36, Hoquiam, WA, December 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1992, 17:20 local time
- Place: Hoquiam, WA
- Airport: Bowerman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8808° N, 123.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8808&lon=-123.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7285R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7285R-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 22,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921213049819A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW MDA ON VOR APPROACH. STRUCK FOG OBSCURED TREES IN HILLY TERRAIN. WAS OBSERVED AT TREE TOP LEVEL.

## 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 SEA93FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA039), Dec 14, 1992: Beech A36 (N7285R), Aberdeen, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE, AND AN INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. FACTORS INCLUDE WEATHER BELOW APPROACH MINIMUMS, FOG, DRIZZLE, AND A DARK NIGHT.

## Other reports on N7285R (1)

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

- [Incident 19920803036329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920803036329I), Aug 3, 1992: Beech A36 (N7285R), Copalis, WA, Minor damage. While taxiing to reposition aircraft the nose wheel collapsed after it became stuck in sand.

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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