# Accident 19930728025979A: Beech A36, Hancock, MI, July 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1993, 01:17 local time
- Place: Hancock, MI
- Airport: Houghton County Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1104° N, 88.5600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1104&lon=-88.5600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4518S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4518S-1994-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 663 total, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930728025979A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE DOWNDRAFT ON ILS APPROACH. BEGAN GO AROUND BUT STRUCK TREES NEAR OUTER MARKER. CFI PASSENGER VERIFIED WIND.

## 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 CHI93LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA291), Jul 28, 1993: Beech A-36 (N4518S), Houghton, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command not following instrument procedures by not using the correct altimeter setting as issued by Air Traffic Control.

## Other reports on N4518S (1)

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

- [Accident 19820903070249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820903070249A), Sep 3, 1982: Beech A36 (N4518S), Shawnee, OK, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed during landing roll. No explanation from pilot.

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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