# Accident 20040115004489A: Beech B36TC, Willow Park, TX, January 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2004, 18:10 local time
- Place: Willow Park, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7656° N, 97.6700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7656&lon=-97.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7252X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7252X-2004-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B36TC (registry code 1151609, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040115004489A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW04FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA062), Jan 16, 2004: Beech B36TC (N7252X), Willow Park, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Contributing factors were the dark night and rain.

## Other reports on N7252X (2)

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

- [Accident 19920421018879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920421018879A), Apr 21, 1992: Beech B36TC (N7252X), Mona, UT, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Landing, collided with a ditch. Crankshaft broke. Oxides used in manufacture caused stress crack
- [Incident 19880801047199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880801047199I), Aug 1, 1988: Beech B36TC (N7252X), Vernal, UT, Minor damage. Pilot misjudged distance. Wingtip struck metal fencepost and wire while taxiing to tie down. Broke lens light.

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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