# Accident 20041029027269A: Beech A36, Bible Grove, MO, October 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2004, 20:35 local time
- Place: Bible Grove, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3842° N, 92.3714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3842&lon=-92.3714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55448, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55448-2005-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041029027269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE FROM WINNER, SD (SFD) TO ANDERSON, IN (AID), IN RADAR CONTACT WITH KANSAS CITY CENTER, REQUESTING AND FOLLOWING RADAR ADVISORIES TO DEVIATE FROM SOME CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PENETRATE A THIN SPOT IN AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR IN AN AREA OF LEVEL 3 AND 4 THUNDERSTORMS NEAR BIBLE GROVE, MISSOURI. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A SMALL HILL IN AN OPEN FIELD IN A STEEP BANK AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ENOUGH PARTS WERE IDENTIFIED TO CONFIRM THERE WAS NO IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP.

## 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 CHI05FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA020), Oct 30, 2004: Beech A36 (N55448), Downing, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaing airplane control during cruise flight. Factors present were night and thunderstorm conditions.

## Other reports on N55448 (2)

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

- [Incident 20011103035119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011103035119I), Nov 3, 2001: Beech A36 (N55448), Bloomington-Nor, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Ilg 1920020008 - while landing on runway 29 at central Illinois regional airport, Bloomington, IL, the aircraft landed gear-up. The airman stated he…
- [Incident 20010221005189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010221005189I), Feb 21, 2001: Beech A36 (N55448), Anderson, IN, Minor damage. (-23) A/c had electrical failure when landing gear was placed in the up position. Fly-by indicated that gear was down. Gear collapsed on landing.

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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