# Accident 20040607011049A: Beech A36, Gilcrest, CO, June 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2004, 16:50 local time
- Place: Gilcrest, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2406° N, 104.8025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2406&lon=-104.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6162E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6162E-2010-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040607011049A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN04FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA087), Jun 7, 2004: Raytheon A36 (N6162E), Gilcrest, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

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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