# Accident 19940522011859A: Beech A36, Statesville, NC, May 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1994, 13:06 local time
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7805° N, 80.8807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7805&lon=-80.8807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1551K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1551K-1997-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940522011859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL94FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA102), May 22, 1994: Beech A36 (N1551K), Statesville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(s).

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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