# Accident 20050412005949A: Beech A36, Belle Glade, FL, April 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2005, 20:05 local time
- Place: Belle Glade, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6022° N, 80.7686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6022&lon=-80.7686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448T-2017-03-24) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050412005949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N448T WAS RETURNING FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA, CRUISING, VFR, AT 4,500 FEET. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RAPID DESCENT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT HIGH SPEED AND HIGH ANGLE OF IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER IMPACT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 SEA05FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA075), Apr 13, 2005: Raytheon Bonanza (N448T), South Bay, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while in cruise flight. Factors include night conditions and flat featureless terrain.

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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