# Accident 20051007024919A: Beech A36, Pikeville, KY, October 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2005, 19:51 local time
- Place: Pikeville, KY
- Airport: Pike County-Hatcher Fld Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5472° N, 82.5703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5472&lon=-82.5703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97CM-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 505 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051007024919A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC06FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA004), Oct 7, 2005: Beech A36 (N97CM), Pikeville, KY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. A factor was the low ceiling.

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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