20041025026729A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech P35 · Aiken, SC · October 25, 2004

Date: October 25, 2004 · 08:30 local
Place: Aiken, SC
Airport: Aiken Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N32AB
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05FA011
Reported as: Beech P35
Reported engine: Continental IO470N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 26,000 total2,528 in this make and model

N32ABRegistration cancelled Oct 18, 2007 · Beech P35S/N D-6974 · Built 1962 Airframe modelBeech P35

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What happened

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(-23) On October 25, 2004, vincent stanley goransky, an ATP pilot, was operating N32AB, on a FAR part 91 flight from spartanburg, SC to Aiken SC. ATC cleared aircraft for a GPS approach to runway 06 at aik. The aircraft crashed 3/4 mile short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed by post crash fire and the pilot-in-command was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 25, 2004, VINCENT STANLEY GORANSKY, AN ATP PILOT, WAS OPERATING N32AB, ON A FAR PART 91 FLIGHT FROM SPARTANBURG, SC TO AIKEN SC. ATC CLEARED AIRCRAFT FOR A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 06 AT AIK. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 3/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

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 ATL05FA011Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAiken, SCThe pilot’s failure to follow IFR procedures, and continued flight below the minimum descent altitude and collided with trees.Oct 25, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N32AB · 1

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

Incident 19921220051679IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Toledo, OHTotal electrical failure inflight. Landing gear collapsed on rollout. Field wire connection to alternator broke.Dec 20, 1992 · Reported as Beech 35BEECH · Minor damage