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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Grandcanyon, AZ · September 8, 2002

Date: September 8, 2002 · 10:35 local
Place: Grandcanyon, AZ
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8261J
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX02FA278
Reported as: Beech A36
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N8261JRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 2005 · Beech A36S/N E-2807 · Built 1993 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft N8261J was on an IFR cross country from laughlin/bullhead, Arizona (ifp) to liberal, Kansas (lbl). While in the vicinity of peach springs VOR (pcs), the pilot encountered turbulence and rain. At this point there was a loss of control promoting spiraling/spinning descent at the impact site.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N8261J WAS ON AN IFR CROSS COUNTRY FROM LAUGHLIN/BULLHEAD, ARIZONA (IFP) TO LIBERAL, KANSAS (LBL). WHILE IN THE VICINITY OF PEACH SPRINGS VOR (PCS), THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND RAIN. AT THIS POINT THERE WAS A LOSS OF CONTROL PROMOTING SPIRALING/SPINNING DESCENT AT THE IMPACT SITE.

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 LAX02FA278Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrand Canyon, AZthe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an encounter with adverse weather conditions and the loss of control due to a stall. Contributing factors were thunderstorm related turbulence,…Sep 8, 2002 · Destroyed