# Accident 20010721019879A: Beech K35, Grafton, IA, July 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2001, 13:22 local time
- Place: Grafton, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3305° N, 93.0598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3305&lon=-93.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6062E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6062E-2002-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010721019879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 13:22 LOCAL TIME ON 07/21/01, BEECHCRAFT N6062E COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND 4 MILES NORTH AND ONE MILE EAST OF GRAFTON, IA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY MR. HENRY MANWARREN OF MERCED, CA.  HE AND HIS WIFE, MRS. BETH MANWARREN, HAD BEEN ENROUTE TO OSHKOSH, WI FROM MERCED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD AND BROKE UP ON IMPACT.  BOTH MR. AND MRS. MANWARREN RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT.  THERE ARE REPORTS OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE REPORTS OF THE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDED HEAVY RAIN, LIGHTNING, HIGH WIND, AND PEA SIZED HAIL.  THE MANWARRENS HAD SPENT THE NIGHT OF 07/20/01 IN CHEROKEE, IA, WHERE THEY HAD REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE ARE REPORTS THAT MR. MANWARRNE DID CHECK THE WEATHER AND WAS AWARE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALONG HIS INTENDED FLIGHT PATH.  MR. MANWARREN WAS A PRIVATE PILOT WHO DID NOT POSSESS AN INSTRUMENT RATING.  HE DID NOT HAVE A VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.  MR. MANWARREN WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE MEDICAL DIVISION OF THE FAA FOR CONCERNS RELATED TO DIABETES.

## 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 CHI01FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA230), Jul 21, 2001: Beech K35 (N6062E), Grafton, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight decision to continue into known adverse weather. A factor was the thunderstorm.

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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