# Accident 20030328007969A: Beech A36, New Vienna, IA, March 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2003, 15:49 local time
- Place: New Vienna, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5907° N, 91.1093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5907&lon=-91.1093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1636W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1636W-2004-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030328007969A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA094), Mar 28, 2003: Beech A36 (N1636W), New Vienna, IA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The improper planning/decision by the pilot to fly into forecast icing conditions with an airplane not equipped with a certified deice system. The continued flight in known icing conditions and the…

## Other reports on N1636W (1)

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

- [Incident 19900724040679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900724040679I), Jul 24, 1990: Beech A36 (N1636W), Morris, MN, Minor damage. Pilot stated he failed to check gear down lights and landed gear up.

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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