# Accident 20030228013999A: Beech 36BEECH, Pine Island, FL, February 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2003
- Place: Pine Island, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5914° N, 82.1906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5914&lon=-82.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41VK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41VK-2006-01-25) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030228013999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 28, 2003, ABOUT 1530 LOCAL TIME, A BEECH 36, N41VK, REGISTERED TO RICHARD HOLLEY, IMPACTED WITH THE WATERS OF PINE ISLAND SOUND, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM NORTH CAPTIVA AIRPORT, CAPTIVA ISLAND, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM CAPTIVA ISLAND ABOUT 1528 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 MIA03FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA068), Feb 28, 2003: Beech 36 (N41VK), Captiva Island, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his ensuing failure to maintain altitude/clearance resulting in an in-flight collision with the ocean. A factor was the fog.

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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