20041113029599A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Lake Havasu, CA · November 13, 2004

Date: November 13, 2004 · 18:32 local
Place: Lake Havasu, CA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6111C
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05FA034
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 950 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6111CRegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2018 · Beech A36S/N E-1955 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot contacted Lake Havasu UNICOM for weather information. Several minutes later Lake Havasu UNICOM received a message from pilot stating that he was in trouble. UNICOM responded back but there was no transmission back from pilot. Three days later wreckage was found, both pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Aircraft was destroyed on impact along with fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT CONTACTED LAKE HAVASU UNICOM FOR WEATHER INFORMATION. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER LAKE HAVASU UNICOM RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM PILOT STATING THAT HE WAS IN TROUBLE. UNICOM RESPONDED BACK BUT THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION BACK FROM PILOT. THREE DAYS LATER WRECKAGE WAS FOUND, BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT ALONG WITH FIRE.

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 LAX05FA034Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLake Havasu, CAthe pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions leading to spatial disorientation and an in-flight loss of control.Nov 14, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6111C · 1

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

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