# Accident 20040718030299A: Beech B36TC, Sylvester, GA, July 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2004, 17:09 local time
- Place: Sylvester, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6069° N, 83.9397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6069&lon=-83.9397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1525M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1525M-2005-03-14) (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 TSIO520UB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040718030299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 18, 2004, AIRCRAFT N1525M (BEECH BE-36TC) ORIGINATED FROM SAROSOTA, FL ENROUTE TO LAWRENCEVILLE, IL. AT 1709 EST (EASTERN STANDARD TIME), BE-36TC BROKE UP IN FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR SYLVESTER, GA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER CFR PART 91 AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR). INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. WHILE ENROUTE, THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ISSUED WEATHER ADVISORIES TO THE PILOT FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. HOWEVER, DURING THE LAST CONVERSATION WITH THE CONTROLLER, THE PILOT MENTIONED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A STORM SCOPE. AT 1709, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. AT 1721, THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS AND PILOT FLIGHT LOG.

## 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 ATL04FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA159), Jul 18, 2004: Beech 36TC (N1525M), Sylvester, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision resulting in flight into thunderstorms resulting in an in-flight breakup of the airframe.

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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