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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Statesville, NC · May 22, 1994

Date
May 22, 1994 · 13:06 local
Place
Statesville, NC
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1551K
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL94FA102
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO550B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed assigned altitude. Observed low AGL pullup sharply crash out of control. Pilot had recent seizure.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED ASSIGNED ALTITUDE. OBSERVED LOW AGL PULLUP SHARPLY CRASH OUT OF CONTROL. PILOT HAD RECENT SEIZURE.

NTSB investigation

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