20051007024919A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Pikeville, KY · October 7, 2005

Date: October 7, 2005 · 19:51 local
Place: Pikeville, KY
Airport: Pike County-Hatcher Fld Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N97CM
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC06FA004
Reported as: Beech A36
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 505 total

N97CMRegistration cancelled Jan 10, 2018 · Beech A36S/N E-1119 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N97CM was attempting the ILS rwy 27 approach into Pikeville, KY (pbx). The aircraft passed to the southwest of the airport and impacted mountainous terrain. All three occupants were fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed by post crash fire. Aircraft was lost from indianapolis radar at 1952Z. The wreckage was discovered by Pike county emergency services at approximately 8:20 local time. FAA was notified.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N97CM WAS ATTEMPTING THE ILS RWY 27 APPROACH INTO PIKEVILLE, KY (PBX). THE AIRCRAFT PASSED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT AND IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS LOST FROM INDIANAPOLIS RADAR AT 1952Z. THE WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED BY PIKE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES AT APPROXIMATELY 8:20 LOCAL TIME. FAA WAS NOTIFIED.

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 NYC06FA004Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPikeville, KYThe pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. A factor was the low ceiling.Oct 7, 2005 · Destroyed