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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Mount Airy, NC · March 1, 2003

Date: March 1, 2003 · 20:30 local
Place: Mount Airy, NC
Airport: Mount Airy/Surry County Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N343BA
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03FA052
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO550B
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 5
Pilot’s flight hours: 690 total100 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N343BARegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2004 · Beech A36S/N E-1317 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot in command received IFR clearance from raleigh fss via land line. Aircraft departed Mount Airy (mwk) enroute elizabethtown (eyf). Aircraft appeared on gso radar and then quickly went off of radar. Aircraft wreckage was found approximately three miles south of airport. Pilot in command and four passengers were killed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND RECEIVED IFR CLEARANCE FROM RALEIGH FSS VIA LAND LINE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MOUNT AIRY (MWK) ENROUTE ELIZABETHTOWN (EYF). AIRCRAFT APPEARED ON GSO RADAR AND THEN QUICKLY WENT OFF OF RADAR. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES SOUTH OF AIRPORT. PILOT IN COMMAND AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE KILLED.

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 ATL03FA052Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportMount Airy, NCThe pilots failure to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation. A factor was low clouds.Mar 2, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N343BA · 1

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

Accident 19831113057509AFinal Approach · Satanta, KSAircraft struck curb off edge of runway threshold on landing. Impact on left main gear bent rear wing spar.Nov 13, 1983 · Substantial damage