# Accident 20010219003389A: Beech 36BEECH, Savannah, GA, February 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2001, 20:45 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6192° N, 80.9097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6192&lon=-80.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7703R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7703R-2002-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010219003389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE OPERATING VFR AT NIGHT 12 MILE OFF THE COAST OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA AT 500', THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RIGHT DESCENDING TURN. AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM THE RADAR AND WAS PRESUMED LOST IN THE OCEAN. THE COAST GUARD LATER RECOVERED SOME DEBRIS IN THE VICINITY OF THE LAST KNOWN POSITION. SOME REMAINS WERE RECOVERED AND SENT TO THE CORONER FOR DNA IDENTIFICATION.

## 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 MIA01LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA082), Feb 19, 2001: Beech 36 (N7703R), Tybee Island, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The flights entry into a descending right turn for undetermined reasons resulting in the flight crashing into the ocean.

## Other reports on N7703R (1)

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

- [Accident 19740812028249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740812028249A), Aug 12, 1974: Beech 36BEECH (N7703R), Klamath Fls, OR, Substantial damage. Struck irrigation bank 25 ft short of runway. Dep with less fuel than req by placard in acft.

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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