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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · New Vienna, IA · March 28, 2003

Date
March 28, 2003 · 15:49 local
Place
New Vienna, IA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1636W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03FA094
Reported as
Beech A36
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3

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What happened

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

(-23) On March 28, 2003, about 1549 CST, a Beech A36, N1636W, operated by the morris hancock flying club as a rental aircraft, was destroyed following an uncontrolled descent into terrain about two miles northwest of New Vienna, Iowa. Marginal VMC was reported at the time of the accident. A commercial pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The seating order was obtained from sheriff and Iowa state police reports. Confirmation is pending investigation. privacy data omitted Was the third occupant and was seated in seat number six at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 28, 2003, ABOUT 1549 CST, A BEECH A36, N1636W, OPERATED BY THE MORRIS HANCOCK FLYING CLUB AS A RENTAL AIRCRAFT, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO TERRAIN ABOUT TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW VIENNA, IOWA. MARGINAL VMC WAS REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE SEATING ORDER WAS OBTAINED FROM SHERIFF AND IOWA STATE POLICE REPORTS. CONFIRMATION IS PENDING INVESTIGATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WAS THE THIRD OCCUPANT AND WAS SEATED IN SEAT NUMBER SIX AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N1636W · 1

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