# Accident 19950620016029A: Beech A36, Brinnon, WA, June 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1995, 17:15 local time
- Place: Brinnon, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6894° N, 122.9900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6894&lon=-122.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20239, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20239-1997-03-18) (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: 1,525 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950620016029A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. UNFAMILIAR WITH AREA. PRESSING ON LOW ALTITUDE MOUNTAIN AREA.

## 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 SEA95FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA137), Jun 21, 1995: Beech A36 (N20239), Brinnon, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MOUNTAINS AND THE CLOUDS.

## Other reports on N20239 (1)

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

- [Incident 19861010066909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861010066909I), Oct 10, 1986: Beech A36 (N20239), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Lost electrical and failed to use manual gear extension. Landing gear collapsed on rollout. Capacitor clamp broken.

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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