20040115004489A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B36TC · Willow Park, TX · January 15, 2004

Date
January 15, 2004 · 18:10 local
Place
Willow Park, TX
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7252X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW04FA062
Reported as
Beech B36TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total

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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 01/15/2004, at 18:10 local time a Beechcraft B-36TC, N7252X registered to wesley morgan hardin of privacy data omitted struck terrain in controlled flight during a missed approach procedure at parker county airport, weatherford, Texas. Mr. Hardin was on a personal flight, IFR conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed at impact, and the pilot received fatal injuries. The pilot held a private pilot certificate with airplane single engine land, and instrument airplane ratings. The flight originated at william hobby airport, houston, Texas, on 01/15/2004 at approximately 22:40 UTC.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 01/15/2004, AT 18:10 LOCAL TIME A BEECHCRAFT B-36TC, N7252X REGISTERED TO WESLEY MORGAN HARDIN OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK TERRAIN IN CONTROLLED FLIGHT DURING A MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE AT PARKER COUNTY AIRPORT, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS. MR. HARDIN WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT, IFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AT IMPACT, AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, AND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WILLIAM HOBBY AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS, ON 01/15/2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 22:40 UTC.

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 N7252X · 2

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