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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Taylor, MO · May 26, 2000

Date: May 26, 2000 · 21:00 local
Place: Taylor, MO
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N136EL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI00FA145

N136ELRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2000 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 30434 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A

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What happened

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

(.19) On may 26, 2000, at 2100 central daylight time, a Bellanca 17-30A, N136EL, owned and piloted by a non-instrument rated private pilot, was destroyed on impact with a soybean field during an approach to haerr field (K04), Taylor, Missouri. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from the orlando sanford airport, orlando, Florida, at approximately 1000 eastern daylight time, en route to K04. (-23) no narrative.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON MAY 26, 2000, AT 2100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 17-30A, N136EL, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH A SOYBEAN FIELD DURING AN APPROACH TO HAERR FIELD (K04), TAYLOR, MISSOURI. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ORLANDO SANFORD AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, EN ROUTE TO K04. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI00FA145Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportTaylor, MOflight into known adverse weather conditions and the altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot. An additional cause was the improper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot. Contributing factors were the weather below approach/landing minimums, night…May 27, 2000 · Destroyed