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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Gilcrest, CO · June 7, 2004

Date: June 7, 2004 · 16:50 local
Place: Gilcrest, CO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6162E
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04FA087
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO550B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N6162ERegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2010 · Raytheon A36S/N E-3492 Airframe modelRaytheon A36

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What happened

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(-23) June 7, 2004 at approximately 1650 mountain time a Raytheon A36 N6162E tried to land in a sod farm, 2 miles south of Gilcrest co. aircraft was destroyed when it impacted the terrain. Both the pilot and his daughter that was in the right seat were fatally injured. The passenger in the rear, received serious injuries. No flight plan had been filed. A weather briefing had not been initiated by the pilot. The aircraft had left vance brand airport (2V2) in longmont, CO. At approximately 1630. Witnesses driving north on highway 85 observed the aircraft flying low to the ground, in a northerly direction. One witness said the aircraft's wings were rocking from side to side and then the aircraft pitched up. The aircraft's nose dropped and the aircraft impacted on the right wing, the pilot had the landing gear down trying to make an emergency landing. Also the flaps were in the up position. The throttle was in the idle position with the fuel valve shut off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JUNE 7, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1650 MOUNTAIN TIME A RAYTHEON A36 N6162E TRIED TO LAND IN A SOD FARM, 2 MILES SOUTH OF GILCREST CO. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. BOTH THE PILOT AND HIS DAUGHTER THAT WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. A WEATHER BRIEFING HAD NOT BEEN INITIATED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD LEFT VANCE BRAND AIRPORT (2V2) IN LONGMONT, CO. AT APPROXIMATELY 1630. WITNESSES DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 85 OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW TO THE GROUND, IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. ONE WITNESS SAID THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGS WERE ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ON THE RIGHT WING, THE PILOT HAD THE LANDING GEAR DOWN TRYING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ALSO THE FLAPS WERE IN THE UP POSITION. THE THROTTLE WAS IN THE IDLE POSITION WITH THE FUEL VALVE SHUT OFF.

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 DEN04FA087Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGilcrest, COthe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his failure to switch fuel tank selector position which resulted in fuel starvation. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall.Jun 7, 2004 · Destroyed